Flight Training Lesson 22

Today we went back out in the new Cherokee 180 and just got good an comfortable with her. The last flight we pretty much just went to Bolton and came back. Today we did slow flight, power on and off stalls, emergency procedures, steep turns, and short and soft field take-offs and landings. It was […]

Flight Training Lesson 21, back at Lebanon

Well, I got a note from the FAA this week asking for some additional paperwork for my medical, which I’m in the process of getting, so it’ll be a few more weeks before I get to fly solo. But, never fear, because I’m back flying out of Lebanon (our home airport). It’s been a strange […]

Flight Training Lesson 20

Another lesson tonight, and we focused on short field and soft field operations mostly, although we did do some slow flight and stalls to try an sharpen my skills after the long break. Overall my flying is OK, though I do need to be sharper on roundout and landing. I still flare a little too […]

KMGY Runway Fest 2012

This week featured a local fly-in at Dayton Wright Brother’s Airport (MGY). MGY is a great airport, with an excellent runway with great lighting and features – it’s routinely swept, has a localizer and ILS, for instance. It’s so nice we’re considering building a hangar their with some fellow Velocity builders. The fly-in was more […]

Flight Training Lesson 19

Today Pete and I did pattern work. My medical is off getting processed in Oklahoma City, and probably won’t be granted for another couple of weeks, but he thinks I’m nearly ready to solo, so he wants to get me good and ready. I’m struggling a bit with the sight picture at Blue Ash. The […]

Flight Training Lesson 18 – Starting at Blue Ash Aviation

There’s still no flight school at Warren County, so I’ve started flying (with the same airplane and instructor) and the nearly defunct Blue Ash Airport. The airport is due to close, but nobody has a firm date, and since this school bought our trainer, it’s where I’m at for now. There’s still some chance that […]