Now you can listen to my flights by clicking the links (as if you wanted to listen to hours of my messing up flying a Warrior 160!). Flight 0 Familiarization with the Piper Warrior and Instructor Flight 1 – 05/05/2012 Starting my training for real this time Flight 2 – 05/08/2012 Climbs, trim, slow […]
Read MoreToday was kind of cool, not only did I get my complex endorsement, but also visited a new airport for the first time, Lexington’s Blue Grass field. We got up early and transitioned Cincinnati’s Class B airspace and got the ILS for Runway 22, which I did a pretty good job of flying if say […]
Read MoreOne more simulated IFR cross-country to Muncie, but this time we did get to shoot the approach to runway 14. I have to say that I like the ILS approaches better than the timed legs of the VOR approaches, but it is what it is. With today’s flight, I just have 1.5 needed to get […]
Read MoreWe went out tonight to some poor weather, the ceilings were relatively high, but there was occasional rain showers underneath and the threat of convective activity. So we decided to fly towards the weather, and then beat our way back home in case it got worse. As it turns out the weather was getting a […]
Read MoreSSDD. Today we went out and did another simulated IFR cross-country, but I didn’t have quite as much time, so we popped up to Dayton again and then headed to Lunken field for an ILS to their 21L. It was a fairly uneventful flight, but the winds were up again (it is spring after all), […]
Read MoreThis evening Pete and I went out and decided to get some real time on my “required” 10 hours for the complex while getting ahead of the game on my IFR ticket, which he knows that I also want to pursue. So we took off and headed for Port Columbus International for a simulated IFR […]
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