Some of you may have read the Aftermath article in the current Flying Magazine. Here is my letter to the editor. I’m writing to correct several inaccuracies in the Aftermath article in the most recent (October 2012) edition of Flying magazine. First, the title of Mr. Garrison’s article associates this (N45YV) accident with Deep Stall, […]
Read MoreWe had some crosswinds tonight, starting out as 13 knot direct crosswind component, so Pete and I went out to practice. It’s been pretty benign all summer, so I haven’t had much chance to practice with any real wind. Nobody else was out playing in it, which was a good sign! The winds were challenging, […]
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Today was my first solo cross-country. I thought I would be more nervous than I turned out to be, though I admit I had trouble falling asleep last night. But, I’d been to Bolton with Pete a couple of times, and we did a few laps together this morning, including a simulated emergency before I […]
Read MoreTonight we were working on the Practical Test Standards, getting me up to speed for my eventual test, since it’s getting too dark too early to do solo cross-country work during the week. It all went pretty well, I need to tighten up some stuff, but Pete thought everything was in the passing range, so […]
Read MoreWell, weather and vacations are getting in the way a bit, but I got my medical in my hands towards the end of last week, so when we went out today the only question was how rusty was I? Well, I wasn’t too bad. The first pattern wasn’t great, but the landing was OK, and […]
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We reserved a large cabin for Rough River again this year, for Thursday through Saturday nights, but there was a wicked front just sitting on top of us all week. We end up only going Friday till Sunday, and even then driving, since when we woke up the ceilings were 200′ with 1/2 mile visibility. […]
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