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One thing that that it's too bad I couldn't blog about was that I got my instrument rating in September. So I'm now licensed to fly airplane in clouds and low visibility. The important thing is that makes my trips much less depend on the weather.
I did my flying at MN Aviation in Albert Lea, Minnesot (down where I-35 crosses I-90 in the south central part of the state). They have concentrated courses for doing different ratings. Their course offerings include a 10-day instrument course, so I got my rating between September 3 and September 13.
It's a great experience. I think I got a really good regimen of training, between flying the airplanes and their Frasca 142 simulator.
The current version of my "pilot skill table" is now up. Just for the record, I'll repeat it here. Ratings in green are ones I have. Ratings in yellow I've taken training in. Ratings in blue are ones that I haven't taken any training in but I might someday. Follow the link for a slightly more detailed explanation.
| airplane | lighter than air | rotorcraft | glider | powered lift | weight shift | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| single engine land | single engine sea | multi engine land | multi engine sea | airship | balloon | helicopter | gyroplane | |||
| private pilot SEL | private pilot SES | private pilot MEL | private pilot MES | private pilot airship | private pilot balloon | private pilot helicopter | private pilot gyroplane | private pilot glider | private pilot powered lift | private pilot weight shift |
| endorsement: complex airplane | endorsement: ground tow | |||||||||
| endorsement: high performance airplane | endorsement: aerotow | |||||||||
| endorsement: tail wheel airplane | endorsement: self launch | |||||||||
| endorsement: pressurized aircraft | ||||||||||
| instrument rating: airplane | instrument rating: helicopter | instrument rating: powered lift | ||||||||
| commercial pilot airplane single engine | commercial pilot airplane multi engine | commercial pilot airship | commercial pilot balloon | commercial pilot helicopter | commercial pilot gyroplane | commercial pilot glider | commercial pilot powered lift | |||
| air transport pilot airplane single engine | air transport pilot airplane multi engine | air transport pilot: helicopter | air transport pilot: powered lift | |||||||