This week I presented one ground brief on high altitude operations and flew a couple of flights. Both flights went well and I started playing the role of CFI again for the first part of the flights. I hadn't instructed in a while and I was suprised how smooth it went and how much I've improved since the early dual flights. It's a big help having taught a manuever/concept in the classroom before teaching it in the air.
The second half of my flights were just maneuver proficiency and my lazy eights and chandelles are starting to get more consistent. I actually nailed a lazy eight on my first attempt (but the subsequent attempts dropped off in quality). So still some more refinement required. Another interesting excercise was a lesson in teaching slips. The excercise starts with having a student apply full rudder in one direction and then keeping wings level with opposite aileron. Then repeat in the other direction, then back and forth until the direction change is smooth. The next excercise is to "draw" a square with the nose by using full rudder/opposite aileron/elevator to draw a square in the sky. Once the square is mastered, try a circle or diamond. Then continuing with the slip exercises, doing a side and forward slip while mainting a constant airspeed and ground track.
We talked about setting a date for the checkride and I'm in the process of estimating what amount of study time I'll need to be ready for the oral part of the exam. There are approximately 70+ subjects as outlined in the PTS and I'm thinking I'll need four weeks or so to prepare.
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