Maintaining proficiency in these times
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:36 am
OK... unprecedented times for all of us across the globe. Hope this great community across Diamond Aviators are healthy and happy.
Various areas across Europe and now the US are effectively locked down. I am located in Boston, and not in that scenario (as yet). So the question is, I was thinking of getting out over the weekend to do some practice approaches.
Opinions... good or bad idea? I would think that as long as the controllers are there and less traffic, they may actually appreciate the traffic and as we pilots need to maintain proficiency, so too do the controllers. Actually, I did an EAA Webinar earlier this week and one of the things a controller who was presenting said was that they like folks like us doing practice approaches as it adds to their proficiency as well, something I had never really thought about.
Anyhow, appreciate your feedback and opinions.
And again, hope all of you are healthy, and will remain that way.
Various areas across Europe and now the US are effectively locked down. I am located in Boston, and not in that scenario (as yet). So the question is, I was thinking of getting out over the weekend to do some practice approaches.
Opinions... good or bad idea? I would think that as long as the controllers are there and less traffic, they may actually appreciate the traffic and as we pilots need to maintain proficiency, so too do the controllers. Actually, I did an EAA Webinar earlier this week and one of the things a controller who was presenting said was that they like folks like us doing practice approaches as it adds to their proficiency as well, something I had never really thought about.
Anyhow, appreciate your feedback and opinions.
And again, hope all of you are healthy, and will remain that way.