Flight Training Lesson 3

Third lesson with Pete tonight, and we started doing ground reference maneuvers (turns about a point, S turns over a road). I still suck, and I totally lost my situational awareness, which I hate, but hey, that’s the way it goes. It’s going to take me awhile to get the hang of the Piper, I’m […]

Flight Training Lesson 2

Flight 2 of my restarted training. I’m still getting used to the Warrior, but I think I’m doing OK. We went out and started by climbing to altitude and trimming the airplane out, then Pete would change the power setting and force me to retrim the airplane. That was all we were planning to do, […]

Flight Training Lesson 1

So spring is officially here, and I want to get started with my training in earnest. I’m planning on flying 2-3 times a week, but we’ll see how we do. Today I did my first flight with Pete, and it was really just to get me familiar with the Warrior. Basically Pete and I just […]

Restarting my flight training

Many years ago, when I started this website, I’d intended to add a section detailing and documenting my flight training (the time and costs as well as my reflections). Years went by with me building the airplane and Elizabeth preparing to eventually fly her, and there was just nothing to report on. That is beginning […]

Flight Training Summary

This is a running summary of my flights and their costs for others looking to get their Private Pilots Certificate. Note that I did have some hours in the early 2000s, but I wouldn’t consider myself a natural, so your results will vary. All in Piper Warrior N89296 until flight lesson 21 when I switched to the […]