Category Archives: Flight Lessons
Touch and Go Practice
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: .3 hours Total Hours: 6.1 Short and sweet was the name of the game for today. An hour before my lesson, it was overcast at 500 feet. An hour later, the overcast layer had lifted, but … Continue reading
Lesson 6: S Turns, Turns Around a Point
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: 1.1 hours Total Hours: 5.8 5 Degrees on Monday morning when I ride out for my 10:00 AM lesson. 205 is already outside when I get there, so I do my preflight in the cold while wearing all … Continue reading
Lesson 5: Emergency Procedures, Steep Turns
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: .8 hour Total Hours: 4.7 We had overcast and four inches of fresh snow last night, but by morning, the skies were plenty clear enough to fly. The hangar doors were frozen on the tracks and we … Continue reading
Lesson 4: Stalls, Instrument Reference, Crosswind Landing
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: 1.2 hours Total Hours: 3.8 We had to wait a couple hours for the thick layer of ice fog to burn off around the airfield, but when it did, we were rewarded with an incredible clear afternoon. … Continue reading
Lesson 3: Climbing and Descending Turns, More Touch and Go’s
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1 hour Total Hours: 2.6 It was a beautiful, clear, cold morning yesterday, so I called over to the airport and scheduled for a noon lesson with Mark. By the time twelve o’clock rolled around, though, a cloud … Continue reading
Lesson 2: Basic Maneuvers, Touch and Go’s
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: .8 hours Total Hours: 1.6 I felt much more comfortable and even a little confident during and after my second lesson. My previous instructor, Mark, was out sick, so I had my lesson with Jake, who … Continue reading
First Flight- Introductory Lesson
Flight Time: .8 Hours Aircraft: C172 N52654 Total Hours: .8 Although I was as giddy as a schoolboy as I rode my bike over to Merrill Field for my first lesson, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I met … Continue reading