Tag Archives: touch and go’s

Solo Touch and Go Practice

Posted on February 14, 2009 by admin

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight  Time:  .7 hours Total Hours: 18.4 At this stage in my flight training, I’m starting to take a close look at my progress and evaluate where I am in relationship to my lesson syllabus. Now that I’ve started to … Continue reading →

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Lesson 15: Instrument Flying, VOR Navigation, Short & Soft Field Takeoffs & Landings

Posted on February 6, 2009 by admin

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight  Time:  1.1 hours Total Hours: 16.7 My best landing yet! More on that in a bit. More hood time today. For .5 hours, I wore the ‘foggles’ and flew the plane using only instrument reference. In addition to … Continue reading →

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Lesson 14: Solo in the Practice Area

Posted on February 5, 2009 by admin

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 12: Solo Touch and Go’s

Posted on January 27, 2009 by admin

Aircraft: C172 N52654 Flight  Time:  1.3 hours  Total Hours: 13.2 I was thinking about how nice the weather was as I rode to Merrill for my next lesson, which I was expecting to be dual. When I walked in the door, … Continue reading →

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Lesson 10: A Little out of Practice

Posted on January 13, 2009 by admin

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 →

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Lesson 9: Landing the Airplane

Posted on December 19, 2008 by admin

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 →

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Lesson 8: More Touch and Go Practice

Posted on December 15, 2008 by admin

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 →

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Lesson 7: Touch and Go’s in Gusty Conditions

Posted on December 9, 2008 by admin

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 →

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Touch and Go Practice

Posted on December 5, 2008 by admin

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 →

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