Flight 47 – Complex Cross-Country – Simulated IFR

This 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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Flight 46 – Starting my Complex Endorsement

I’m now starting to get my complex endorsement, not really because I need it, but it’s good to have, but rather mostly because it puts me in a different airplane. I’m going to try to fly as many different airplanes as I can before inviting John from the factory to come up and do my […]

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Flight 45 – High Performance Endorsement

Flight 45 – High Performance Endorsement

Well, for weeks I’ve been trying to get my high performance check out with Aviator’s Flight Academy/Blue Ash Aviation, but they just don’t have enough instructor time available to get it done. Luckily Elizabeth finally recommended I check out Sporty’s, and it turns out they too do have a Cessna 182 for rent. Also, they […]

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Flight 44 – Starting my High Performance Endorsement

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 […]

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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 […]

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Flight 43 – I finally earn wings of my own

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 […]

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