Flying IFR - Lesson 44 - Hopefully The Final IFR Lesson

Today was hopefully my final IFR lesson. 

Got to the airport at 0800 hours checked in with Kevin and prepped the plane.  Did the run-up by-the-book, pretakeoff checklist, the works.

Picked up VFR flight following for the trip.

Flew towards KADG as that is where the checkride will take place and got handed off to Toledo Approach.    As we got close to KADG we asked Toledo approach for the Localizer 25 Approach at Toledo as that will more than likely be on the test tomorrow.

I then proceeded to do the full procedure partial panel and I did it very well. Then I went missed and was told to head VFR direct  back to Pontiac.

The issue with direct is that being sent direct to Pontiac puts you into Detroit's Class Bravo Airspace.

So I called Detorit approach and stated we had been routed direct to Pontiac but asked to divert toward Ann Arbor to avoid the Bravo.

The controller, in a very friendly mood asked if we could maintain VFR first at 3,000, and then he changed his mind to 3,500.  

I stated yes indeed we could.

He then stated "Well, you're cleared into the Bravo at 3,500 direct to Pontiac".

Very cool when Class B controllers are helpful like that and direct we went. My second Bravo clearance.

Heading to Pontiac we did a visual approach and landing which felt really, really weird after doing instrument approaches all this time - a long left base to Runway 25R and down for a very nice landing.  I'm beginning to really appreciate the structure of an instrument approach.

The real Checkride is scheduled for tomorrow, but the weather is not looking too good so we will see what happens - pity it wasn't today as the weather was perfect.  I will prepare and we will see what the weather gives me.