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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My brother Dave and his family got us some sweet Oakley luggage for our birthdays (mine is a couple of days prior to the Misses’, which keeps me from missing it, handily). They know we’re keen to take trips in the airplane, and this is a great size for a long weekend for two, and […]
Read MoreI’m back from vacation, and show is Pete (he’d flown to Florida in an RV-7 based on the field)… so, it was time to get in my required night cross-country. The days are getting shorter, so we were able to knock it out without being out too late. We took the relatively easy flight up […]
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