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Flying Over the Ruth Glacier
My dad had his first visit to Alaska last weekend, and since he’s a pilot too, I took him flying. Being from Ohio, he’s never seen mountains or glaciers like we have here, so it was pretty special to take … Continue reading
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
Lesson 16: Instrument Reference, VOR Tracking, Crosswind Landings
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
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