Since the weather here in Ocean City was absolutely terrible I decided to knock out my IFR currency at Ocean Aviation, taking advantage of their RedBird full motion sim.
I was in the sim for 1.7 hours and knocked out six approaches with a missed, a hold, procedure turns and tracking. I had a good workout deciding to stick with the sim set up of a instrument six pack and a Garmin 530. I did not use the auto pilot, instead opting to hand fly each approach.
I started off here at home with the KOXB RNAV GPS 14 and 32 approaches. I was a little wiggly getting the feel for the sim 172 but settled in very quickly.
Next up was Delaware Coastal for the KGED RNAV GPS 22 and RNAV GPS 4. After shooting the GPS 22 I went missed and it was good practice going through the procedure flow. Cram, Climb, Clean, Communicate. Yes, no Cool on this since the sim 172 has no cowl flaps. I even remembered to select the Suspend button on the 530 to fly the missed.
I finished out my session with two new approaches into KDYB - Summerville Airport in Summerville South Carolina. This is going to be my one and only fuel stop when I move the plane to florida for the winter. I shot the RNAV GPS 6 and RNAV GPS 24. I did notice a building and trees on short final just at minimums for runway 24, I'll verify when I actually fly there.
The log book is showing me current until June of 2026, that's a relief. However, I always maintain that currency is good in the log book but proficiency is what will save your 'bacon'. It looks like a great weather day tomorrow, despite cold temps, but I plan to fly and clean up my buttonology in my Commander. Hopefully I'll have some content for a video.