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Flying lessons 26 & 27 (flying lessons 26 & 27)

The only picture I took on Wednesday because it was so bumpy – 60% dash and cowling, with a little frozen reservoir thrown in.

I took a plane out for a spin (not literally) a couple of times last week…and that’s about it.  No great insights though they were both learning experiences.  I was tinkering [...]

Let’s do the time warp again! (flying lesson 24)

Everyone sing along! "Let's do the time warp again…"

I don’t know why I had the song “The Time Warp” from Rocky Horror stuck in my head today while flying, but I did.  Hopefully you’ll share in my joy and also find the tune hard to shake.

I did some solo pattern work today, though again it [...]

Flying along the Emerald Coast (flying lesson 21)

I’m down in Florida for nearly 3 weeks for training…not pilot training unfortunately.  I didn’t want to suspend my flying completely for that long so I contacted the Eglin AFB Aero Club to see if I could get some time with an instructor.  The Chief CFI, Jim, wrote me back and said to give him [...]

Rudder? I don’t even know her! (flying lesson 13)

I’d hoped to have a nice GPS track of my flight today but I was a bonehead again.  I brought my GPS device along for the ride today.  It’s a Garmin Forerunner 305 that I use when running.  I secured it in the cargo area, confirmed a good signal, and went on about my preflight.  [...]

B aware (flying lesson 12)

I’ve had a bit of an attitude change since I flew solo last time.  Besides relief, confidence comes to mind.  I never doubted that I could solo though there were some days when I was definitely frustrated.  But now that I’ve actually cleared the solo hurdle, well, I feel like a pilot instead of just a struggling [...]