Another practice flight, plus some ambiguity about which runway to use at an uncontrolled [...]
Today was going to be a simple review of the basics with my CFI but as is sometimes the case, turned into more of an adventure.
To set the scene, I’m deploying 1 Apr for 100 days or so. I just came back from 10 days of training, shots, and paperwork, missed a day of work [...]
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 [...]
I finally made my cross country flight to LNS (Lancaster, PA) two days ago. The weather cooperated as did my wife’s work schedule so she was invited along for the ride. The plan was straightforward – fly up to Lancaster, have lunch, fly back.
It was a cold morning that day. I preflighted before my CFI [...]
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 [...]