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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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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

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