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Lesson 65 – Tough Crosswinds
The plan for this lesson was to stay in the traffic pattern and work on crosswind landings. As we taxied to runway 23, the tower updated the winds to 220 degrees at 20 knots gusting to 25. That is way over my personal limits so, it was a really workout for me. The wind sock […]
Continue readingLesson 64 – Cross Country to Morris
This was a dual flight to Morris, Illinois that was meant to get me back into the cross country phase of training. Overall, it went very well. I found all my checkpoints and the airport without much trouble. We couldn’t go direct from Waukegan to C09 because that route would have taken us too close […]
Continue readingLesson 63 – Flying Again
After two months off, I got back in the air yesterday. The lesson went very well and I wasn’t as rusty as I expected to be. We took off about 3:30pm and went out to the practice area west of Waukegan for some basic airwork review. Slow flight and power off stalls went fine. I […]
Continue readingA Temporary Hiatus
The cold, wintry weather has finally gotten to me. I find that, due to weather and work, I am only flying every two weeks or so. That means most of my flight time is spent in review. When the weather has been good enough to fly, it hasn’t been good enough for my long cross […]
Continue readingLesson 62 – More Dual
Sunday was a cold, gusty day with occasional snow showers so, I couldn’t do a local solo. Instead, it was another dual session fine tuning maneuvers. This time we did the ones we didn’t do on Thursday. With the airplane thawing out in the hanger, I got to do the preflight in comfort. It had […]
Continue readingLesson 61 – Dual to Racine
I see why CFIs recommend that their students fly at least once a week and preferably more often. The two plus week layoffs I have been going through lately always leave me rusty. Today was a perfect day with clear blue skies and smooth air. Just the kind of day I want for my long […]
Continue readingStill Here
Work has forced me to restrict my flying to weekends lately. Weather has prevented me from flying on weekends lately. Net result – all work and no play! Today is another IRF day here in the Chicagoland area. Work pressure have eased some though so I scheduled lessons for both Tuesday and Thursday of the […]
Continue readingLesson 60 – Barely Legal
It has been another long dry spell but, I managed to get in the air today – for the first time in 2007. In fact, this is the first time I have flown since before Christmas. I had scheduled the airplane from 7am to noon, hoping to beat the winds that seem to hit us […]
Continue readingHappy Holidays
The weather has kept me grounded for the last week – again. With no training news to report on this Christmas Eve, I just want to wish everyone a very happy holiday. Clear skies to all and to all a smooth flight.
Continue readingLesson 59 – Local Solo
Finally, a day with weather good enough for a solo flight. I had the airplane reserved for two hours and planned to go out to the practice area to work on maneuvers and then back into the pattern for a few landings. As it turned out, I did get out to the practice area but, […]
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