Yikes getting closer and Practice checkride..

Today was suppose to be an easy day.. But it was not.   The morning was spent reviewing stuff and "cramming" I was looking for items I had forgotten or had missed.  I met Jimmy at 3pm, for my practice "check ride" Jimmy was suppose to test me and act as an evaluator looking for gaps in my knowledge.  Soon we were deep in the oral portion of the test. I did well, and soon we headed to the plane.  Unfortunately after getting to the plane I found a problem with the starter.  I called the owner and he told me it would be ok, and just "take her flying".  Well being the Pilot in Command (PIC) I did not like that answer. I knew that the starter's bendix drive was shot and doubted the ability of the starter to fix itself.  So I choose to cancel the flight.   Jimmy congratulated me for making the "decision".   He made the point being a pilot requires making decisions that aren't funny or convenient.   So we shook hands and headed home. After getting home Randy the owner of 57361 asked if I'd go try to start the plane and see if the starter "fixed" itself.  I told him I would if I wasn't held response if the starter was damaged.  I did as he asked and the starter did "fix" itself . But I had doubts so I scheduled a different plane for my flight tomorrow.

Brett called later to let me know I was "good to go" on the oral portion, and if I could meet Jimmy at 6am he'd be willing to give me a ride.  So I was happy.. and agreed.   Time to relax and get a good nights rest!

Two days left...