Ron's Adventures

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...

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...

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,...

I’ve been looking forward to this flight for some time, but the weather was not looking favorable. I was hoping for some smooth flying weather, but...

Tonight was the first of two classes on flight planning. This is what it’s all about. The process used from A-Z for every flight. We spent...

With the Thanksgiving holiday and not so good weather, I didn’t get a chance to take care of the paperwork and fly with George this past...

Tonight was all about navigation. The two most basic methods of VFR navigation that should always be done are pilotage and dead reckoning. There are many...

Gene mentioned at the end of yesterday’s lesson that one, maybe two more lessons and I’d be ready for my pre-solo checkout with George, the chief...

Two days after a nasty high pressure system passed bringing thunderstorms and tornados, it was “nice” and clear. Nice to the casual observer, but quite turbulent...