Monthly Archives: March 2009
Touch and Go’s…a little out of practice
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: .6 hours Total Hours: 34.5 We had a break in the weather, so I decided to take advantage of the clear skies and get in some takeoff and landing practice. With my cross country flights … Continue reading
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
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 22: Solo Cross Country to Soldotna
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 2.0 hours Total Hours: 29.6 I’m approaching 30 hours now, and looking forward towards my private pilot checkride, which at the current pace, should be sometime in April. As I make each new entry in my … Continue reading
Lesson 20: Solo Cross Country to Talkeetna
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 2.2 hours Total Hours: 25.1 A high pressure system brought two days of nothing but clear blue skies to Southcentral Alaska. It was so clear that the current weather report called for 100 mile visibility over … Continue reading