I am shot, body and mind, and it’s only 4 p.m. We did two flight blocks today to make up for last week’s bad weather. The second was my first stage check (which everybody passes, really–they just want to make sure you’re actually making measurable progress). It went really well. All it consisted of was another instructor flying with me, not giving me feedback or correcting my procedures, but just telling me what to do when and making notes. There was something about not being able to defer to the flight instructor that kicked in a survival instinct of sorts, I think, and I was able to run through all the procedures very well and maintain my bearings in the area. I’m beginning to feel like I’m actually flying<\/i> the plane instead of just kind of hanging on and chasing gauges.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, it’s mentally exhausting to be in the air for two and a half hours, even if there was a lunch between in between the hour-long sessions. So between that and the fact that I’ve been working out and running a lot lately, you have an individual in dire need of a nap.<\/p>\n