May 12th 2008 Flight Safety RJO Course - Seminole Flying
Well the Seminole flying is all done. I felt pretty fortunate the whole time that I had previous Seminole time as well as Garmin 430 time. It made me realize that knowing how your systems work makes all the difference in the world. I didnt feel that I ever was lost, or that I didnt know what I was doing.
The first day my roommate and flying partner flew Vero beach - Titusville - Daytona Beach - St Augustine. We landed in St Augustine and reversed the route. I then flew the same route back. On the second day my partner again had the first leg and flew Vero Beach - Melbourne - Orlando - Tampa Bay. My partner flew the ILS at a much higher than normal approach speed to get the feeling of the speed that we will be flying the Embraer with Eagle. Normal approach speed for a Seminole is anywhere between 88 - 100 knots. He flew the approach at 165 knots. The best part was that we ended up racing a Continental 757 on approach. We won.
The last Seminole flight we went down to Miami and back. We are all glad to be done with the Seminole. We didnt apply with an airline to fly light general aviation aircraft.
We now have 3 days of ground school based on the navigation systems. Today was all about programming the FMS and how it works. We finally got to sit down in the full motion simulator and program the FMS. Its amazing how automated these aircraft are. We pretty much monitor the aircraft after take off.
Ill most likely update during the sim sessions. We all just want to get to American Eagle training in Dallas. While it is fun getting a tan in Florida, you then realize that your not being paid, it kind of sucks.
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