On the 15th I made a flight with C2, we flew out to Quincy and went through most of the maneuvers that are part of the flying portion of the check ride. This let me practice them and gave C2 an indication of what I needed to work on. We practiced slopes again, I have always had trouble with them in the past; I did pretty good this time. We did air taxi, quick stop, steep approach, maximum performance take off, normal approach, normal takeoff, pedal turns and auto-rotations.
The flight was brief and intense. I did really well on most everything, noticed some improvements myself and C2 said he got a clear picture of what we needed to work on (this was only our third flight together). The last auto I did was really good and I had the controls 100%.
As we headed back to Tallahassee we discussed a plan that would have me ready for the check ride. We did some ground work and set goals for having a check ride in 4 weeks. That happened to be the same week as my brother's wedding, so we made it 5 weeks for the check ride.
I am pretty excited for it to all happen, it is the start of a new phase of life for me. I am glad that I have the support of my family and friends.
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