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IFR: Discontinuance

So, I didn’t pass, but I haven’t failed.  The direction gyro failed instead.  Remember that gryo?  The one that we replaced in June after in failed on my first IFR cross country?  Yeah, that one.  It was sticking and wouldn’t maintain its setting.

So, I have a discontinuation.  That is I wasn’t able to complete the checkride through some external reason.  I have 60 days to fix the problem and take the rest of the checkride.  Of course, I plan to finish this much sooner than that!  The oral exam part I’ve already completed and don’t need to do again.

But, for the moment, back in the equipment repair holding pattern again.

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2 Responses to “IFR: Discontinuance”

  1. viennatech Says:
    September 1st, 2009 at 10:17

    It appears Murphy is alive and well! Do you think the instrument failure is just a bad unit or maybe something up in your vaccuum system? Really sorry to hear you’ll have to re-take, here’s a lifted beer in honor of passing the oral.

  2. tangozulu Says:
    September 1st, 2009 at 20:31

    Right now we’re not sure what’s going on. It may be a bad unit, or perhaps there’s some vacuum problem. However, the suction gauge shows good, and the AI works well. It’ll go in for diagnosis tomorrow and get looked at then or the next day. We’ll see.

    Thanks for your good wishes and support!

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