I was anxious to get back in the air after my last lesson didn’t meet my standards, but Mother Nature was not cooperating and the fleet was grounded today. We worked on some more electronic navigation, revisiting VOR and NDB procedures in the classroom before taking a spin in the Redbird simulator. Some of this lesson was a repeat of what I learned last time, but it was a good review and there was enough new stuff added in to keep my interest (including the different types of VORs, the test tone that is broadcast to indicate a VOR is under maintenance, and how to send/receive voice broadcasts over a VOR frequency).
After the classroom work, I took to the sim and departed DXR, using VORs to navigate to Bridgeport’s Sikorsky Memorial (BDR). Then, I headed north to Waterbury-Oxford (OXC).
Not too much else to add… I’m feeling pretty good about my VOR skills — all my flight simming time at home has definitely made this part of training easier. The forecast for tomorrow is showing a chance of improvement, so fingers are crossed for some air time tomorrow!
Simulator time today: 0.5 hours
Total simulator time to date: 2.1 hours