On the one leg I wanted to have a GPS backup, I had no GPS. It turns out that what I had interpreted as the GPS having no location data, was actually me having put in the wrong airport identifier. It now thought I was headed to Greene County and that it was K0VG...I turned down the brightness and left it. I would just have to make sure I stayed on course.... Read more »
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Solo Cross Country
After that little event, I opted to call Knoxville Approach (it was time anyway) and get started on my descent. They set me up for a base to 23R and I performed what seemed to me to be an exceptional descent and landing. It was a nice smooth descent of about 200 feet per minute that basically stopped when I greased the landing.... Read more »
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Solo Lesson – GPS
The lesson culminated with me putting on a show for my mother and wife. There was a bit of a crosswind so I came in in a crab. I rode it down almost to the runway and (for the first time ever) kicked out the crab so that I was lined up perfectly with the runway. I touched down on centerline slightly fast, but otherwise a really good landing.... Read more »
Continue ReadingTwelfth Lesson – ground reference solo
I elected to forego touch and goes in an attempt to lighten the load on the controllers and myself. They vectored me in, which was easy. I came straight in to my base leg and turned final. I set it down in the first thousand feet and made it to the first turn off. It was a really good landing.... Read more »
Continue ReadingEleventh Lesson – More solo traffic pattern
Of the three I would say that the middle one was the best. It seems that landing is like when I make pancakes, the first one isn't so good but the rest are edible. My own assessment is that I am failing to grasp the intensity of control inputs required.... Read more »
Continue ReadingTenth Lesson – SOLO!!!
Once back on the ground, I thought I might have a little bit of a wait to cross 23L. I was surprised to hear them hold the Learjet and even more surprised when he explained why. Apparently there was some poor guy lost out off the departure end of the airfield, just flying around.... Read more »
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Hello, my name is Matt Everett and as of 1/1/2010 I am a private pilot ASEL. I started this blog early in my training and used it primarily as a place to keep notes of my lessons. Since then it has grown to much more than that, but my main focus is still on aviation experiences. It is my sincerest hope that this blog is a resource for others as much as it is a resource for me. Looking for more?
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