Instrument flying

Last year, I started learning how to fly on instruments a while back in San Diego and it has been very challenging! First you have to learn the book knowledge and pass an FAA written exam. Then you need at least 50 hours of cross country PIC time after you passed your private pilot rating. I flew to Oregon and back with my dad to build time after completing my private pilot training. Some tips:

Learn to master the trim wheel! Learn how to quickly trim and retrim in climbs, descents, turns and straight and level. You need that without a good auto pilot to quickly handle approaches, holds and other maneuvers without blowing your heading and altitude talking with ATC.

Train in the plane you eventually will fly the most. Each aircraft is different in terms of ideal cruise and approach speeds. Fixed gear versus complex retract aircraft handle things different in the cruise, climb, approach, descent, and pre landing (GUMPS) procedures.

Find a good instructor who will get you actual time in IMC. Sad to say that many instrument rating students never get their experience ever flying in real clouds during training. Fortunately, I've been getting real actual IMC experience in my training. I realized wear sunglasses as the inside of clouds are BRIGHT and can easily disorient you.

So far flying instruments on IFR is like juggle balls, chew bubble gum and jump rope at same time.

Scuba BVI part 3

Go Pro Hero 3+ camera is amazing quality! Light and easy to use. Better than heavy massive dive gear camera rig I have used before.

These are the plane wreck dive I went on in 2013 vacation  in the lovely BVI in Caribbean

I also have many videos on my youtube channel of the trip below:

BVI Scuba Diving Video

BVI Scuba and Sailing Photos from 2013

Used GoPro Hero 3+ Camera

Now here lion fish

Last but not least some awesome videos I took with Go Pro Hero 3+

Diving in the BVI

Scuba BVI

Some photos of BVI sailing and scuba diving trip from 2013

Crusty sea dog instructor I had from Offshore Sailing in BVI. Wrote a book on sailing jokes.

 Diving wrecks in the BVI