IFR Currency

I needed three approaches to extend my 6-month IFR currency so I booked some time with my regular CFII (who is also an Airbus FO). I planned for a couple of ILS's at KTIW and a GPS approach at KRNT. Overall the flight went well, but had a brain freeze on the first missed approach. The KTIW ILS-17 missed approach calls for a climbing right turn to intercept a radial from the SEA VOR. I read what was on the approach plate, but proceeded to follow the missed approach heading displayed in the GPS. The lesson learned here, is that when in doubt, fly the instructions that are printed on the approach chart. Now that I'm a CFI, my self critique is a lot more thorough and my instructor holds me to a much higher standard when flying approaches.

Scenic Flight Around Vero Beach, Florida

We recently took a family vacation to Florida and had a chance to see the Vero Beach area from the air. One of my friends is training to be a CFI at Flight Safety Academy and he took me up in one of the FSA fleet trainers.

182 Right Seat Checkout

Spring has finally arrived in the Pacific NW and we've had two days of sunny and 60 degree weather (3 inches of snow fell two days ago in my neighborhood). I had planned to go out and do some instrument approaches for currency, but with the perfect weather I opted for a check-out from the right seat in my 182. So I grabbed my regular CFI and went out and demonstrated the usual things (slow flight, stalls, simulated engine failure, etc.). Having just recently completed my CFI training in a C172RG, flying the 182 from the right seat went pretty well (considering that prior to today's flight, 100% of my hours in the 182 were in the left seat).