I don’t feel anywhere near ready, but my check-ride is scheduled for the 30th of August.

I’m a bit nervous right now, however, I’ve got several lessons scheduled between now and then to get ready for the big day.

Here’s my main problem areas as of today:

• Shallow/run-on landings
  
  • I am still hesitating to let the ship come all the way down and and think this is just a function of doing the maneuver a few more times.
    

  [*]Autos

  • I do one lesson where I’m in pretty good form and the next I’m hosing up something that I had solid the time before. I need to get these more consistent before my check-ride.
    

  [*]Confined Areas

  • I’m in decent shape on these. Just need to review the acronyms - I’ll cover in another post - and make sure I keep ETL a bit longer. I tend to slow down too early and come in steep and slow.
    

  [*]Slopes

  • Just needs some additional practice on theses. I have a tendency to rush them down. I’m doing the steps correctly and not really making any procedural errors, I just need to slow it down a bit and get comfortable on one skid. . .
    

I’m sure I’m missing something but, for the most part, I feel comfortable on my knowledge areas and emergency procedures outside of what I listed above. Everything else, I think I’m in good shape.

I’m close to being comfortable with everything. The main, recurring item in the list above is practice so, I think that I can get to a place where I’m ready by the 30th with my current schedule based on my schedule between now and then.

I know my CFI won’t sign off on me for the check-ride if she doesn’t think I’m ready and I tend to be a bit over-analyzing and hyper-critical of myself (to say I tend to over-prepare would be an understatement). Since I know that about myself, I’m o.k. going outside my personal comfort zone a bit and committing to the 30th based on my CFI’s assessment.

I’ll post a few entries about confined areas and hover-autos in the next day or two.

Nervous and excited,

Kelly