{"id":3686,"date":"2012-02-01T23:13:05","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T23:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2018-11-08T13:20:49","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T18:20:49","slug":"kermit-finally-got-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/kermit-weeks\/kermit-finally-got-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Kermit finally did WHAT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hard to believe but, after decades of dabbling, I FINALLY GOT MY INSTRUMENT RATING!<\/p>\n

I studied hard for several weeks over the Holidays and took the written exam just after Christmas. \u00a0It’s probably the hardest of all FAA Written Tests and I got a 98% on it! \u00a0If you don’t pass your check-ride for the flying part within two years after passing the written, it lapses and you have to take it again. \u00a0It was the sixth time<\/em> I’d passed the written exam in the last 30+ years!<\/p>\n

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With FAA Check-Pilot Chuck Brown and my Instructor Durwin Daniel<\/p><\/div>\n

The Cessna 172 I flew was equipped with a Garmin 1000 glass panel! \u00a0Just like flying a jet but at a quarter the speed! \u00a0It was a great experience, although it was somewhat frustrating having to learn the system on the fly. \u00a0There is so much information available using it that it’s like drinking from a fire hose and, at times, felt like the panel was, “Starring back at me!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Garmin 1000 Panel in a Cessna 172 (courtesy of Garmin website)<\/p><\/div>\n

After the recent trip bringing the C-47 across the pond and getting stuck five days on the ground, I decided it was finally time! \u00a0There were several other reasons too. \u00a0They recently changed the type-rating requirements.<\/p>\n

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Cruising along on my Instrument Cross-Country!<\/p><\/div>\n

In the past, I got type-ratings in the B-17, B-24, B-26, etc. with a VFR (Visual Flight Rules) limitation. \u00a0Now you HAVE to have an Instrument Rating. \u00a0Without it, I would not be able to fly the C-47 as Pilot in Command. \u00a0We also got a special waiver to fly the P-51D Cripes A’Mighty<\/em> for revenue rides but, guess what? \u00a0One of the requirements is an Instrument Rating!<\/p>\n

Plus, one day, I hope to be in a position to get a small jet for personal transportation and add another aspect of piloting to my flying career. \u00a0Currently, I’m learning all that I can about light jets and it’s still a dream . . . but it IS getting closer!<\/p>\n

Kermit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hard to believe but, after decades of dabbling, I FINALLY GOT MY INSTRUMENT RATING! I studied hard for several weeks over the Holidays and took the written exam just after Christmas. \u00a0It’s probably the hardest\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,15,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-travel","category-kermit-weeks","category-notable_friends_and_visitors","kermit-finally-got-what"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6324,"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3686\/revisions\/6324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fantasyofflight.com\/collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}