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Waiting for the Weather
Another lesson rescheduled for the weather. So far, I think I’ve actually had twice as many lessons scheduled than I’ve actually flown, and half of those times I made it all the way out to the airport only to see a … Continue reading
Lesson 10: A Little out of Practice
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.3 hours Total Hours: 10.6 With the end of the year holidays and numerous lessons cancelled because sub zero weather, I hadn’t flown in over three weeks. I tried not to dwell on the mindset of … Continue reading
Lesson 9: Landing the Airplane
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.0 hours Total Hours: 9.3 A breakthrough lesson for me today, I’m finally getting a feel for landing the airplane! We did 10 more touch and go’s, and aside from one go around, I performed really … Continue reading
Lesson 8: More Touch and Go Practice
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: 1.0 hours Total Hours: 8.3 I had to cancel a lesson last week due to fog, and as of this morning it seemed as if the same would happen for today’s lesson. As good fortune … Continue reading
Lesson 7: Touch and Go’s in Gusty Conditions
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: 1.2 hours Total Hours: 7.3 It was so windy this morning that I wasn’t even sure that I’d have my lesson. I called the Merrill Field AWOS before heading out there and it was saying 17 … Continue reading
Touch and Go Practice
Aircraft: C172 N13205 Flight Time: .3 hours Total Hours: 6.1 Short and sweet was the name of the game for today. An hour before my lesson, it was overcast at 500 feet. An hour later, the overcast layer had lifted, but … Continue reading
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
Lesson 5: Emergency Procedures, Steep Turns
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
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
Lesson 3: Climbing and Descending Turns, More Touch and Go’s
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1 hour Total Hours: 2.6 It was a beautiful, clear, cold morning yesterday, so I called over to the airport and scheduled for a noon lesson with Mark. By the time twelve o’clock rolled around, though, a cloud … Continue reading