Tag Archives: stalls
High Performance Instruction in the 206
The other day, I flew with a CFI and got some high performance and mountain flying instruction in a Cessna 206. Rob, my instructor, is a long time Division of Wildlife pilot who has considerable experience flying in mountain environment … Continue reading
Final Checkride Prep
Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight Time: 1.9 hours Total Hours: 41.1 I have now passed my required 40 hours and as I look forward to my checkride, I can’t help but look back at the experiences that have brought me 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 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
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