I got to the airport yesterday and was told that the simulator was busted. No worries, we just hopped into a plane.
Did a short field with obstacle take off and almost just as soon my FI told me to p
My FI called me at 6:30am in the morning to see what I thought of the weather and if it was sutable for our long x-country. I had gotten up at 6am to be prepared for the call.
The flight was scrubbed
My Solo short x-country flight yesterday went without a hitch. It was the first time that I actually felt comfortable behind the yoke.
My first x-country (with my FI) a week earlier was a disaster.
I had to cancel my lesson today... it was going to be about instrument flying. There are two possible scenarios that the flight test exmaminer will ask you to use this technique:
1. Recovery from unu
Today couldn't be any better for my first x-country flight (so far). I'm looking at the TAF and it is showing variable and 3 knots as the winds for Buttonville. The upper winds are a joke too: 5KT
On the advice of my instructor I had reviewed the procedures for landing at an uncontrolled airport before my lesson. Mind you this was at 6am this morning.
"We then hit a brick wall. I hit my head on the ceiling even though I was strapped in firmly. The airplane shook violently, so much so that the instrument panel became a blur....I could
I recall the stories of the early arctic pilots draining their oil into a can at shutdown and then using it as a hot water bottle in their tent. This also had the effect of keeping the
I was able to go up tonight for my last solo flight before uncontrolled airport stuff. I got checked out (cause my currency expired) by a substitute FI. 21 was the active and I probably haven't tak
