Random thoughts, organized and categorized for your consumption.
Feb 27th
In between flights all over the US, I managed to sneak in a few more flight lessons. #30 was to get me back in the swing of things again, doing another flight over to Livermore and some pattern work. #31 was all about doing some ground school learning, something I don’t do often enough. #32 was a bunch of touch and goes in the strongest wind (nearly 18 knots) I’ve seen so far.
I’m told that I’m nearly ready to solo, again. Now I just need to study up and be in town long enough to actually do the check ride.
More >Feb 17th
I’m going to try this new theme for a bit and see how it works for me. Maybe more photo’s will slip into the design if things are easier (and more fluid) with this layout. We’ll see.
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Feb 13th
I managed to sneak in a couple of hours of flying this weekend, between downpours and crazy work scheduling. The net-net of these flights were that I’ve now picked up a bad habit or two: flying the pattern too fast and loose at times, and under-rotating at touchdown. Needless to say both are bad and I am working to correct both.
What was really rough, however, was flying in 14+ knot winds with low clouds and crummy visibility. My instructor loved it as it pushed me about as far out of my comfort zone as I could be at the home More >