Thread: Now I should be set.

Originally Posted by flyboy

I passed! I will tell how the progress is. at least until I start doing the flight instructor things.

There's a new kid in town...

Originally Posted by flyboy

I passed!
So now I can hone my razor. I will tell how the progress is honing wise. (at least until I start doing the flight instructor things wich will keep me really busy)

Congratulations!! Now just do the exact same maneuvers from the right seat, make sure you have a killer lesson plan, and knock that CFI rating out! I'm glad to hear you don't have to take CFI rides from an actual federally anymore. I was lucky, too... I took my CFI rating in 1986 (in the same T-182RG about two weeks later), and was able to take it with a DE. About three months later, the feds changed it so you had to go with an actual FAA examiner. For some odd reason, the failure rate on CFI rides more than quadrupeled after that. hmm. wonder why.

I tried to shave with my own home-honed razor today.
It worked, but pulled a lot, so I think it is back to the hones and try some more.

I just tried to touch it up one more time, it went a lot better this time
First I did a pyramid. Then some extra on the 8k with soap before i moved up to the chinese.
I did approx. 70 strokes on the chinese before I stropped a 100 laps. It still pulled quite a bit, so I gave it 20 on the chrome (the hand american hard block, so I really look forward to trying the powder) and stropped it again. This time it was a lot better! It still wasn't perfect, but fairly good!

I like this

I tried to get it even sharper today. Gave it a few more laps on the 8k with soap and then quite a bit on the 12k, then some chrome. It didn't get any better, but not worse either
Guess I will just wait for the HA chrome powder to arrive and see if it is even better than the wax stick I am using now.

Today I got the chrome powder!
Now it is going to be good to actually have enough time to use it

It is going to be so good to get enough time to really learn the honing thing and be able to make an awesome shaving-edge!