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1. 12:32 AM - Re: Re: No progress on Piet BUT (Steven Dortch)
2. 01:09 AM - Re: No progress on Piet BUT (Gerrit-Jan Kaal)
3. 06:00 PM - Re: No progress on Piet BUT (cdlwingnut)
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| Subject: | Re: No progress on Piet BUT |
Yesterday, it was starting to get hot and bumpy. Great. I start my teaching
career during the South Texas summer!
Other than teaching, finishing Texas Piet is my next goal.
On Tue, Apr 9, 2019, 10:06 PM taildrags <taildrags@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> You da man, Steve! Now can I get a little bit of dual tailwheel time from
> you, maybe some x-wind landings, wheel landings, and simulated dead-stick
> landings on one of those breezy, gusty, bumpy south Texas afternoons when
> even the buzzards are crabbing to their landings to fresh roadkill?
>
> --------
> Oscar Zuniga
> Medford, OR
> Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
> A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=488651#488651
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: No progress on Piet BUT |
Congratulations!
On Wed, 10 Apr 2019, 01:49 Steven Dortch, <steven.d.dortch@gmail.com> wrote
:
> Well, my last short field landing was bad!
>
> But not so bad that I failed. I am America's newset CFI!
>
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2019, 11:40 AM William Geipel <l129bs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If he attempts to fail you on such a silly thing, make sure you ask him
>> to show you where in the reg=99s or in writing where it says that.
It has to
>> be in writing.
>> They cannot make it up as they go. Then as I did, =9CI would like
to talk
>> with your supervisor.=9D I didn=99t fail but he was trying t
o tell me wrong
>> information. His opinion.
>> When I asked him to prove it he got a little testy and said he might jus
t
>> decide that I shouldn=99t pass after already debriefing and congra
tulating
>> me. They hold the key
>> to your airplane, but DON=99T let them feed you any BS. Side note:
I was a
>> check airman with the airlines. My first time failing a pilot, was our P
OI.
>> FAA guy. You know what they
>> say about payback.. Felt goood! he was a nice guy, but you call
them as
>> you see them. It was "clean kill=9D
>>
>> You could say =9CI would really appreciate it if you would show me
the
>> correct way to do it sir"
>>
>>
>> You=99ll be fine. Just have fun.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2019, at 10:07, Jack Philips <jack@bedfordlandings.com> wrote:
>>
>> Steve, The CFI checkride is the only one I=99ve ever failed. Tur
ns out,
>> the Greensboro FSDO has an unwritten policy that NOBODY passes the CFI
>> checkride on their first attempt. They don=99t want a bunch of co
cky
>> instructors running around. So they humble you.
>>
>> I had gone all through the checkride nearly flawlessly, until the very
>> last item =93 a short field takeoff. I was flying a Cherokee Arro
w on a hot
>> day and the darn thing just wouldn=99t climb. The examiner failed
me because
>> I didn=99t retract the gear immediately, helping it to climb. Of
course, had
>> I retracted the gear immediately he would have failed me for retracting
the
>> gear before I had established a positive rate of climb. They=99ll
get you
>> either way. The good news is, when I went back (after =9Cremedial
>> instruction=9D), all I had to demonstrate was one short field take
off and I
>> got the ticket.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Jack Phillips, CFI, CFII
>> Pietenpol NX899JP, currently flying
>> RV-10 N142KW, heading to the paint shop =93 should fly within a mo
nth.
>>
>> *From:* owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com [
>> mailto:owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com
>> <owner-pietenpol-list-server@matronics.com>] *On Behalf Of *Steven Dortc
h
>> *Sent:* Saturday, April 6, 2019 9:34 AM
>> *To:* pietenpol-list@matronics.com
>> *Subject:* Pietenpol-List: No progress on Piet BUT
>>
>> I have personally stalled out on my Piet restoration. Several reasons,
>> but none really sufficient.
>>
>> However, I can sure use your prayers, I do my CFI check ride Tuesday! I
>> am ready but quite nervous. The CFI check ride had the highest failure r
ate
>> of them all.
>>
>> Upon getting my CFI I will refocus on finishing my Piet and moving it to
>> my current hangar.
>>
>>
>>
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| Subject: | Re: No progress on Piet BUT |
Congrats. Now teach on the nice days and finish that piet when the weather grounds
you.
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=488666#488666
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