Tag Archives: Hood Time

Preparing for the Checkride

Posted on April 3, 2009 by admin

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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Lesson 16: Instrument Reference, VOR Tracking, Crosswind Landings

Posted on February 12, 2009 by admin

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.0 hours Total Hours: 17.7 Fresh tracks on the runway today. I was the first one to takeoff after an afternoon of snowfall and runway 7 had about 3 inches of cover. After our climb, we headed … Continue reading →

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Lesson 15: Instrument Flying, VOR Navigation, Short & Soft Field Takeoffs & Landings

Posted on February 6, 2009 by admin

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.1 hours Total Hours: 16.7 My best landing yet! More on that in a bit. More hood time today. For .5 hours, I wore the ‘foggles’ and flew the plane using only instrument reference. In addition to … Continue reading →

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Lesson 5: Emergency Procedures, Steep Turns

Posted on November 26, 2008 by admin

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 →

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Lesson 4: Stalls, Instrument Reference, Crosswind Landing

Posted on November 19, 2008 by admin

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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