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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 14: Solo in the Practice Area

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight  Time:  1.3 hours  Total Hours: 15.6 Today was my first solo flight away from the airport. My lesson plan was to fly over to the practice area and work on a specific list of maneuvers. It seemed simple … Continue reading

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Lesson 13: Area Familiarization

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight  Time:  1.1 hours  Total Hours: 14.3 The goal for this lesson was for me to become familiar with the areas around Anchorage and to get a feel for basic VFR flight out in a real world setting. It … Continue reading

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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

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