We had our first quiz today on the material covered in the first two classes. I think I did ok. The quiz grades aren’t for anything...
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Gusty gusts
Hunter and I planned to go to Wilmington again after our last attempt was foiled by a nose strut problem. This time we had gusty winds...
Continue reading...Instrument Ground School – Class 2 of 10
Tonight we primarily covered IFR low altitude enroute charts; really fun stuff. There’s a lot of information on those charts, so it wasn’t hard to fill...
Continue reading...Cessna 350 Show
Today at the Rocky Mount/Wilson (RWI) airport there was a show of new Cessna airplanes, including the new Cessna 350. The new 350 and 400 are...
Continue reading...Catching up…
It’s been more than five months since I added to my blog, but I haven’t been sitting still. I haven’t ridden as much as I’d like,...
Continue reading...Instrument Ground School – Class 1 of 10
I started Instrument Ground School tonight. It’s a 10-week class every Monday night for 3 hours. Taught by the same instructor that taught the Private Ground...
Continue reading...“Easy” Cross Country
It seems these cross country trips are getting easier. I guess that’s a good thing. Hunter and I planned a flight to Wallace so we could...
Continue reading...2,600-foot Grass Strip and Piper Cub!
What an exciting day! One of Hunter’s cousins (Jeff) is a pilot who flies a Boeing 747 to China for his day job and owns and...
Continue reading...Trip to the Mountains … almost.
Hunter’s dad has a house in Lenoir, about 123nm west of Sanford. We decided to take the whole day and pay a visit in 89333. The...
Continue reading...Smith Mountain Lake with Hunter
Hunter has been itching to go to Smith Mountain Lake. He has a friend that lives up there and has been there many times, but never...
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