Today was my first solo flight out of the pattern. I took my time getting to the airport (ie, I was late), and took my time...
Continue reading...December 2006
Dual to 5W8
The primary purpose of today’s flight was to go over to Siler City (5W8) and get some practice there so Gene could sign me off for...
Continue reading...Solo solo
Today was my first solo flight without my instructor at the airport. For some reason, I was a little more nervous than I expected to be...
Continue reading...Second solo flight and photos
Today’s lesson was pretty much the same as the last one. The only difference is that Gene had already signed the necessary documents, so when I...
Continue reading...FAA Knowledge Test
Not wanting to forget everything I’d been studying in preperation for the ground school final, I wasted no time in scheduling to take the FAA knowledge...
Continue reading...Ground school: Class 14 (final)
I got behind on blogging my ground school classes. I’ll go back and fill in the blanks for classes 11, 12, and 13, but tonight was...
Continue reading...Solo!
Today was a significant milestone in my 4-month aviation “career”. For the first time, I was the sole occupant of a small airplane. I flew alone...
Continue reading...Joy ride and those pesky deer
Since I hadn’t flown in a while, I decided to take this afternoon and enjoy the weather with a joy ride through the countryside. It was...
Continue reading...Wind, wind, go away.
Today was the second scheduled “first solo” lesson that I had to cancel due to excessive crosswind. The first was Monday. Now I can’t fit anything...
Continue reading...Ground school: Class 13
This was our last lecture class. Next week is a review and final exam. We talked briefly about preflight planning, including getting weather briefings and NOTAMS,...
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