Monthly Archives: April 2009

Private Pilot License Issued!

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.7 hours Total Hours: 42.8 I passed my checkride and am now an officially licensed pilot! I felt confident and relaxed during the morning segment, and I took my time making up a cross country … Continue reading

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Final Checkride Prep

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.9 hours Total Hours: 41.1 I have now passed my required 40 hours and as I look forward to my checkride, I can’t help but look back at the experiences that have brought me to … Continue reading

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Practice Landings on a Gravel Strip

Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: 1.2 hours Total Hours: 39.2 After flying less than perfect patters at Birchwood the other day, I felt I needed more practice landing at non-towered airports where I don’t have familiar visual cues to guide … Continue reading

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More Checkride Prep

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.3 hours Total Hours: 38 Today was the first time that my wife Amy went flying with me. She felt that it would help to have an instructor in the plane during her first time … Continue reading

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Better Landings

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.0 hours Total Hours: 36.7 Thinking about what I still need to improve before my checkride, I decided to put in another hour of takeoff and landing practice and work on my short and soft … Continue reading

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Preparing for the Checkride

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.2 hours Total Hours: 35.7 Yesterday was one of three more dual lessons that will help me fine tune my skills so that I’ll be ready to meet the requirements of private pilot. After the … Continue reading

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