Monthly Archives: March 2009

Touch and Go’s…a little out of practice

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: .6 hours Total Hours: 34.5 We had a break in the weather, so I decided to take advantage of the clear skies and get in some takeoff and landing practice. With my cross country flights … Continue reading

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Lesson 23: Long Solo Cross Country to Homer

 Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 3.2 hours Total Hours: 33.9 I’d been looking forward to my long cross country. In some ways, it’s the culmination of my flight instruction and the real test of my piloting skills. The requirement is to … Continue reading

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Practicing Maneuvers

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.1 hours Total Hours: 30.7 With the weather not clear enough for my long cross country yesterday, I took 654 over to the practice area and brushed up on maneuvers. In preparation for my checkride, I’ll … Continue reading

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Lesson 22: Solo Cross Country to Soldotna

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 2.0 hours Total Hours: 29.6 I’m approaching 30 hours now, and looking forward towards my private pilot checkride, which at the current pace, should be sometime in April. As I make each new entry in my … Continue reading

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Lesson 21: Night Cross Country to Talkeetna

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 2.5 hours Total Hours: 27.6 This was my second attempt at the night cross country lesson. I’d been weathered out with low clouds and turbulence on my last try, but after checking the current and forecasted … Continue reading

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Lesson 20: Solo Cross Country to Talkeetna

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 2.2 hours Total Hours: 25.1 A high pressure system brought two days of nothing but clear blue skies to Southcentral Alaska. It was so clear that the current weather report called for 100 mile visibility over … Continue reading

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