Well, my luck with weather had to run out eventually, and it has in a big way. The weather here has been just terrible for the last few weeks. It’s been cold, rainy, and windy pretty much every weekend. I’ve been “ready” for my checkride for nearly 3 weeks, and haven’t been in the plane […]
Read MoreFinally, we’re closing in on the finishing line. Today Pete and I went out and did a mock checkride. The plan was to fly this one, then with the school’s chief pilot, and then the FAA examiner. As it turns out, it went well, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Pete basically flew the same […]
Read MoreNothing special, just more practice for the flight review. My soft and short field work was much better today, as was my slow flight, and my steep turns were acceptable. Next weekend we’ll probably do a mock check ride in preparation for Pete’s sign-off.
Read MoreNow that I have my requirements knocked out, I’m going to do a couple of dual flights and work through everything that I can expect on the flight review to make sure I can meet the test standards. Today we did 1.3 hours, and I was OK on most stuff, but my steep turns were […]
Read MoreI’m busy all weekend this week, so I took a half day of vacation to get in my final 1.7 hours of required solo time. The weather was really nice for mid November, though there was a steady 7 kt crosswind and although there were no clouds, it was hazy, particularly flying towards the sun. […]
Read MoreAs predicted the winds today were not good. I got to the airport early, about 8, so I could get as much flight time as possible, but unfortunately the owner took the keys home the night before, and since I wasn’t scheduled until 9 am, I lost 30-45 minutes. I did get up, though, and […]
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