KMEZ - ILS RWY 27

[gotyacovered]

shot my first approach over the weekend... KMEZ - ILS RWY 27. dad thought it would be a good idea just to see what it was all about. it was pretty windy and bumpy, but VMC, no hood. it was really cool. i have been right seat 4 times in IMC, and it was amazing how easy my buddy, who is a true professional, made it look.

Dad chose KMEZ in VMC b/c it was easy to see why they chose the altitudes they did, and a reality check of how serious IFR ops can be.

outbound i forgot to start my timer, and i got a little behind the airplane, gained about 200ft of altitude... i "S" turned when trying to intercept the localizer... in short, it was chaos (for me) until i got on the localizer and crossed the FAF.

cant wait to get comfortable with it, achieve the rating and maintain better than proficient status. i have a long ways to go.

[MDH]

Yeah, you definitely dont want to be too far to the left of the localizer there....