by Matt | May 17, 2010 | Blog, Fun Flying, Milestones, Photos
My parents recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They aren’t big on gifts and things. Well, long story short, Mom got a new convertible this year that she’s calling a gift and she wanted to do something special for Dad. What could be more...
by Matt | Dec 14, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
I had previously discussed an upcoming ground lesson in preparation for the oral portion of the check-ride, well today was that lesson. A guy that was in the ground school with me had recently taken his check-ride and he had passed on some information to my CFI about...
by Matt | Oct 19, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
I had less than 24 hours of downtime to prepare for my solo cross-country. Josh was heading out-of-town at noon and I was flying at 3. Nathan would sign me off. That was the plan. I elected to cheat a little and reuse a cross-country I had already planned but...
by Matt | Sep 14, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
I left the airport and immediately started planning my next cross country, which would be to London-Corbin (LOZ) in Kentucky. It was of vital importance that I get most of the planning done because, for the first time in my training, I would be flying with less than...
by Matt | Sep 13, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons, Milestones
To make a long story short, I completed my first cross country. We flew to Cleveland Hardwick. It was a nice flight and it only takes about a half hour to get there. I was a little nervous, but I knew that I had planned everything and that it was a good day to...
