Flight 44 – Starting my High Performance Endorsement

It is somewhat fitting that flight “44” would be the beginning of my transition to high performance aircraft. I need this for insurance on the Velocity, and so I want to get it completed before I start my transition work in the Velocity. It is also useful in that I think training in many different […]

Pursuing a High-Power Endorsement

I’ve pretty much settled on using Blue Ash Aviation/Aviator’s Flight Academy (now at Dayton Wright Brother’s) for my high power rating, they’re just about the only ones locally that have a plane in the category to rent. Of course I’ll need to use their instructors, and I’m finding them extremely difficult to schedule on the […]

Flight 43 – I finally earn wings of my own

A big day here in the old town. After weeks of wrangling with schedules and weather and mechanical issues, I finally was able to get my checkride int today. It was fairly stressful getting ready, as I tend to have a bit of performance anxiety (and I hate to fail), and pretty much all of […]

PTS Cancelled due to mechanical

I didn’t get to take my checkride again today, and having the exam hang over me is kind of like having a court date – you just want to get it over with. Unfortunately I showed up early to get a little practice in, and the left brake had absolutely no effect. I’m scheduled again […]

PTS Rained out

I’d mentioned that today was the day for practical exam (the checkride), but rain and low ceilings scrubbed the flight. I’m rescheduled for next Sunday. Wish me luck.

Flight Training Lesson 42

My check ride has been scheduled for next weekend, so I decided to go out and make sure I wasn’t getting rusty with Pete. It was really cold and we had to use a gas heater to get wings defrosted, but otherwise it was a gorgeous day to fly. We flew down to Lunken to […]