Time's running out on my ticket!

What's my ticket you might ask? My ticket is just simply my yearly currency for the type of aircraft I'm flying.

So as of September 1st I will no longer be current to legally fly the plane. It will take a flight test for me to continue to be current. Not really a problem, except that time is running out! The weather needs to be good so we can do some certain training items (steep turns, stalls, emergency maneuvers).

So, I'm tentatively scheduled tomorrow.. so lets hope it gets done!

If only you guys could see the training that goes into a pilot's recurrency and initial training on aircraft types. It should comfort ppl to know that they put the plane's completely thru its paces. To have the planes nearly falling out of the sky and sometimes nearly sideways just so they know what to expect in the event of a real emergency. Of course with most larger aircraft this is all done in a full motion simulator, otherwise it would be WAY too expensive to just take a 737 up to do some training. Whereas our Pilatus is very cost effective and we do all the training in the actual aircraft... which is usually lots of fun for us, but would likely scare the crap out of even the most seasoned flyer. :)