It’s Hot Outside
Fun times, I had my third flight today. (Hot, 95 degrees out and the plane climbed like a dog.) I was scheduled to fly from 3-6pm but they asked if I could move to 12-3pm instead. Sure, why not fly during the hottest part of the day? I had been listening to ATC (Air Traffic […]
Father Time
Today it was time to visit the medical examiner to have my flight physical done. Apparently they want you healthy before they let you fly by yourself, I suppose something about not wanting you to have something physically wrong, rendering you unable to fly your plane and fall out of the sky… The distance vision […]
Flight two – Ground Maneuvers
Went back up today for my second flight and spent 2 hours working through power-on stalls, power-off stalls, slow flight, 45 degree turns, turns around a point, s-turns, and rectangular course. It was fun to get my feet wet on those different maneuvers. Some felt more natural than others, ie: 45 degrees turning to the left was […]
First Flight
After a very long time waiting to begin flight training, it began today. It was going to be a “Discovery Flight” from Chino out to Catalina and back, but low clouds over Catalina changed that. Not wanting to wait another day (I’ve been waiting about 25 years) I asked if we could instead just fly anywhere… I […]
