In-house separation on path to D

[DonH]

Good advice from Jim. I got my private in September of 1991 and started instrument training in January of 1992 - all in a 172. While there is still going to be times where you are better off on the ground than in the air, it really increases your chances of getting there and for sure it will make you a better pilot. It's a great GAL as well. Sadly costs have really factored in. Even so, I'd never trade anything for all of the memories and all of the trips since I stared flying over 25 years and about 1,100 flying hours ago.