11 May 2005

Airports I have flown to

This is a list of all airports I have operated in:

KTIX - Space Coast Regional Airport - Titusville, Florida, USA
KSFB - Orlando Sanford International Airport - Orlando, Florida, USA
KORL - Executive Airport - Orlando, Florida, USA
KOMN - Ormond Beach Municipal Airport - Ormond Beach, Florida, USA
KMLB - Melbourne International Airport - Melbourne, Florida, USA
KVRB - Vero Beach Municipal Airport - Vero Beach, Florida, USA
KDAB - Daytona Beach International Airport - Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
31FL - Tedford Ranch Airport - Melbourne, Florida, USA
KLEE - Leesburg Regional Airport - Leesburg, Florida, USA
KEVB - New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport - New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA

To find you US airport visit AirNav.com

06 May 2005

JAA CPL(H) License Skill Test

Today I passed the License Skill Test for my JAA CPL(H). The test was conducted by Captain George Bedord and comprised of the following maneuvers and areas.

Navigation
- One leg with midpoint track deviation correction
- One leg with track crawl
- Diversion
- VOR intercept

General Handling
- 360° Autorotation into a field to a go around
- Short pattern to a normal approach into a field
- Right pedal turn, sideways and backwards hovering
- Into wind quick stop
- Downwind transition
- Downwind quick stop
- Climb out from field
- Confined area

Basic Instrument Flying
- Straight and level, turns, climb and descends, climbing/descending turns
- Recovery from unusual attitudes

Back to the airport
- Practice engine failure

In the airport
- Limited power landing
- Practice engine failure in the hover
- Limited power take-off
- Engine off landing (180° autorotation)
- Emergency procedures

Total flight time: 2.1