Checkride/Bird Strikes |
Isn't it funny that I delay writing this blog for a week, when it was the most important one to write about?! So yes, I passed. The winds were 11 gusting 23 as I recall, and I was going to weather it....
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 10:16:00 GMT |
62nd Flight |
My landings finally went much better today. My instructor came up with a great idea that really helped. I guess I just needed to go back to basics.My instructor and I played a "game" to see who could ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 10:27:00 GMT |
Private Check Ride/60th and 61st Flights |
My private check ride was this last Sunday, and it was going so well for 90% of it, I knew I was bound to fuck up something. I was right.I wasn't nervous at all for the flight, surprisingly. I knew I ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 10:03:00 GMT |
Private Oral Check |
Certificates and Documents- OutstandingAirworthiness Requirements- OutstandingWeather Information- GoodCross Country Flight Planning- GoodNational Airspace System- GoodPerformance and Limitations- Goo...
Posted by on Fri, 01 May 2009 13:01:00 GMT |
59th Flight |
I wasn't comfortable going up for my checkride without having done my maneuvers for nearly 2 weeks, so I had a refresher flight on Monday to make sure I was still ok. I was way nervous because I thoug...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:57:00 GMT |
Courage |
Without courage all virtue is fragile: admired, sought, professed, but held cheaply and surrendered without a fight. Courage is what Winston Churchill called "the first of human qualities...because it...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:45:00 GMT |
58th Flight |
Just got home from my pattern flight with the different instructor. She teaches the flare a lot sooner (and higher) than I am used to, and so when she told me to start my flare for the first landing, ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:27:00 GMT |
57th Flight |
Long story short...after a week of not being able to do a short field landing, I FINALLY hit my point. Except I was slightly side loaded. Yeah so it doesn't count.And I started screwing up every landi...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:42:00 GMT |
56th Flight |
So...we figured out what my problem is. I have no trouble FLYING the damn plane, I just have a mental block on some things...expecially these damn short field landings. All my approaches were beautifu...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT |
55th Flight |
I am so sick of writing these blogs! I just want my private to be done and over with! Today we just did a pattern flight to try and get my short and soft fields down. We ended up working on shorts the...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:30:00 GMT |
