Yeah, I’ve been lousy at updates again. Here goes some updates.

[March 27, 2008] Partial panel non-precision approach day. Three VOR 8 ABQ approaches, most of which involved approach control vectoring me right into the cone of confusion of the VOR, making life entertaining. One GPS 3 ABQ approach. After a bunch of VOR approaches, the precision of a GPS approach sure is nice. 1.7 total time, 1.4 simulated instrument. Get some bad news — my instructor is leaving for Mesa Airlines.

[April 5, 2008] Last flight with Chad (my instructor). Did some steep turns and unusual attitudes since we hadn’t done them for a while and you get rusty on that sort of thing. Then more partial panel non-precision approaches — VOR 8 ABQ and GPS 3 ABQ. Solved the cone of confusion vectoring problem by requesting a full procedure turn, removing the opportunity for the controller to do something stupid.

[April 19, 2008] To shake off some rust, flew with another pilot from del sol acting as a safety pilot. Did some maneuvering work out by AEG, then shot the GPS 22 AEG, VOR 8 ABQ, and GPS 3 ABQ. 1.5 total time, 1.2 simulated instrument. First time I’ve logged instrument time without it being dual as well. Yippie.

[April 26, 2008] Finally able to fly with my new instructor. Shot the ILS 22 AEG, VOR 8 ABQ, and GPS 17 ABQ. Also did some holds at ABQ, which I think was the first time I actually did holds at a VOR (normally, we’ve done them on a DME position to lesson traffic load on the controller). 1.4 total time, 1.1 simulated instrument. New instructor is a good guy, and should help me finish up pretty quick.