Clear of Cloud

More Medical Woes

My quest to get a Class 1 medical is struggling.  I have some more testing to do but at the moment the chances of passing the JAR Class 1 is very slim.  I went to a specialist today to see what my options were.  To be honest I don't have a lot of options. 

The next question is do I commit the time and money to getting an FAA CPL/Multi/IR?  There are N-reg aircraft operating here but is there enough to justify my commitment to it?  Alternatively do I put  my efforts into getting a JAA instructor's rating? That too is a big expense and a lot of effort and I'll be restricted to instructing on a voluntary basis.

Lot's of thinking to be done.  Any opinions?

Flying's Good

I got a  quick hop in the other day.  The schedule at the school got bounced around a bit so it meant the last slot of the day was freed up for an opportunist airport bum.  Knowing that I hadn't been flying for couple of weeks, the owner asked if I wanted to take  it for quick flight.  I hesitated for a bit but then I remembered the one of the more important lessons of the last 2 expensive years of training - fly as regularly as you can, it's the only way to stay competent!

There was plenty of avgas in the tank but there was only an hour left before the end of VFR.  I couldn't go anywhere interesting so I decided to run through the busier part of a trip - arrival back at the 'field.  I went out to Enfield outside the zone and climbed up to a typical altitude.  From there, I turned around and practiced an arrival back a Weston.

It was all fairly uneventful but it was good to be in the air again.