Friday Photo: logging some actual

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The view: A morning IFR flight over coastal Virginia

The pilot: Tom Dorl

The aircraft: 1979 Cessna 172N

The mission: Training flight for a CFII student

The memory: Flying in actual IMC is an invaluable experience for any pilot and even more so for one training for the next level certification. We knew there would be good IMC opportunity (without icing or convection) on this day for some valuable flying time. We took off early morning, climbed above the first layer and found a nice area for this picture. We spent nearly two hours flying approaches, holds, partial panel in some “actual.” Take full advantage of the weather to keep your skills sharp, obtain training for the next rating, and have fun while doing it.

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Thomas Dorl

Tom Dorl grew up in New Jersey and learned to fly at a young age. His father was an A&P and engineer and he remembers taking flights with him at a young age. Tom learned to fly at McGuire AFB, NJ, and attended college in Ohio, majoring in aerospace technology. He was commissioned into the USAF as a 2LT and attended pilot training at Vance AFB, OK. Tom went on to fly combat search and rescue missions in the HH-60G Pavehawk, deploying to numerous combat operations and saving many lives. Tom retired from the USAF after 25 years of service and continues to fly, instruct and serve as a board member for NAFI. Tom has accumulated over 4000 hours of flying fixed and rotary wing aircraft with over 1450 hours of dual given. He is an active CFI/I and Check Airman at a Virginia part 141 flight school.

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