Flight Test Week

Oh man, can we get this over with already. I'm totally over it. Flight testing started this week, firstly with those doing their commercial pilots licence's, then those of us doing our IFR ratings after them.

Originally my flight test was meant to be tomorrow, but due to circumstances beyond our control this was firstly pushed back to the weekend, and now pushed back for another week. Oh man, the tension is getting unbelievable. It is at the point where we just have these inexplicable laughing fits in class, simply for no reason other than we're all just tightly wound springs ready to unleash.

And a few days later...another delay. Our aircraft is now out of action, so we're having to get a replacement from another flight school. So yes, my flight test has now been pushed back further, from wednesday next week to friday, possibly the following weekend. Hmmph. This is unbelievable.

On a brighter note however, the first of our group to have his flight test passed and is now heading home. He's a happy camper. The second to have his flight test had to turn back shortly after takeoff as the aircraft developed engine problems. Understandably he's pretty frustrated at now having to start his flight test all over again in a week or so when we get a replacement aircraft.

As you can imagine it's getting hard to stay motivated. We study hard in preparation for the big day, then it doesn't happen. So then we prepare for another day, and it doesn't happy. Mentally it is just tiring. We had a bit of a night out on friday as we all just needed to chill out for a bit.

Man oh man, will this never end?