Category Archives: Flight Lessons
Solo Touch and Go Practice
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: .7 hours Total Hours: 18.4 At this stage in my flight training, I’m starting to take a close look at my progress and evaluate where I am in relationship to my lesson syllabus. Now that I’ve started to … Continue reading
Lesson 14: Solo in the Practice Area
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.3 hours Total Hours: 15.6 Today was my first solo flight away from the airport. My lesson plan was to fly over to the practice area and work on a specific list of maneuvers. It seemed simple … Continue reading
Lesson 13: Area Familiarization
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.1 hours Total Hours: 14.3 The goal for this lesson was for me to become familiar with the areas around Anchorage and to get a feel for basic VFR flight out in a real world setting. It … Continue reading
Lesson 12: Solo Touch and Go’s
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.3 hours Total Hours: 13.2 I was thinking about how nice the weather was as I rode to Merrill for my next lesson, which I was expecting to be dual. When I walked in the door, … Continue reading
My First Solo
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.3 hours Total Hours: 11.9 I flew my first solo yesterday, January 22, 2009 at just after 3:00pm, Alaska Time. After being shut down by ice fog two days ago, I rode out to the field … Continue reading
Lesson 10: A Little out of Practice
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.3 hours Total Hours: 10.6 With the end of the year holidays and numerous lessons cancelled because sub zero weather, I hadn’t flown in over three weeks. I tried not to dwell on the mindset of … Continue reading
Lesson 9: Landing the Airplane
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.0 hours Total Hours: 9.3 A breakthrough lesson for me today, I’m finally getting a feel for landing the airplane! We did 10 more touch and go’s, and aside from one go around, I performed really … Continue reading
Lesson 8: More Touch and Go Practice
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: 1.0 hours Total Hours: 8.3 I had to cancel a lesson last week due to fog, and as of this morning it seemed as if the same would happen for today’s lesson. As good fortune … Continue reading
Lesson 7: Touch and Go’s in Gusty Conditions
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: 1.2 hours Total Hours: 7.3 It was so windy this morning that I wasn’t even sure that I’d have my lesson. I called the Merrill Field AWOS before heading out there and it was saying 17 … Continue reading