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Lesson 16 – Just Stalling
Stage two training started off with a lesson on stalls. We began with some slow flight but, this time, Sandy had me go from there right into a power off stall. We followed that with a couple power off stalls from 20 degree banked turns. I had no particular problem with those. I managed to […]
Continue readingBack to Ground School
Ceilings in the area were too low for the stall sequences that we had planned for yesterday’s lesson. Instead, we got caught up on ground school. Aeromedical factors and aeronautical decision making were the subjects of the day. We’ll try to fly the lesson on Sunday.
Continue readingLesson 15 – Stage One Check
My stage one checkflight was scheduled for Sunday. The weekend storms that hit the Midwest with thunder, lightning and tornados made that impossible. To avoid any longer delay than necessary, we rescheduled it for the first day that promised decent weather, which happened to be yesterday (Tuesday). I would be flying with Skip, the general […]
Continue readingLesson 14 – More Practice
This lesson was, pretty much, a repeat of the last one. We went through all the maneuvers one more time. They all went a little better than the last lesson so, I am making progress. Next flight is scheduled for Sunday and will be my Stage One checkflight. Sandy is offering less and less help […]
Continue readingLesson 13 – Stage One Practice
The sky was actually clear when I got to the airport yesterday. This was my first clear flying day in a long time but, as it turns out, the airplane will still fly on days when the sky is blue instead of gray. I got a chance to see a light signal from the tower […]
Continue readingLesson 12 – Bounce It On?
Light snow showers in the area almost kept us on the ground again Thursday. The plan for this lesson had been to practice everything I have learned so far in preparation for my Stage One checkflight. I went outside to preflight the plane while Sandy waited for the new METARS to come out. Before I […]
Continue readingLesson 11 – Flying Low
After still another ground school session last Thursday, I finally got back in the air on Sunday afternoon. The ceiling was a little low but no problem for the ground reference maneuvers we had planned. In general, they went pretty well. We started with rectangular patterns, then S-turns and finally turns about a point. The […]
Continue readingJust Another Day of Ground School
Snow! What else if there to say. Today’s ground school session covered weight and balance calculations and airspace. The next chance to fly will be Thursday. I have a couple trips coming up that will also cut into training time so, I have to start thinking about modifying my schedule to make up for some […]
Continue readingCatching Up On Ground School
After getting quit a bit of flight time in February, my first session in March was ground school because of low ceilings and snow showers. Oh well, I was getting a little behind on ground anyway. We went over a review of all the reading I have done so far and then covered some new […]
Continue readingLesson 10 – Bouncing Around
Yesterday was my first flight in a week. I had to take Thursday off because of work commitments. The plan had been to do a quick review of slow flight and steep turns then start on an introduction to ground reference maneuvers. Sandy changed that plan even before we took off. She had just come […]
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