by Matt | Oct 18, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
It has been just under two weeks since my last lesson. My next scheduled lesson was to be Monday the 19th, but I got a call from Josh on Saturday about flying Sunday afternoon. I was at the Foothills Fall Festival when I got the call, and I knew my wife...
by Matt | Oct 5, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
After passing the knowledge test, I vowed to get back on my Monday schedule. This being a Monday, that meant it was flying day. I reported to the flight school and met with Josh. We discussed the test and what we would be doing today. He mentioned that we’d...
by Matt | Oct 2, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
After having a break to study for the knowledge test and to celebrate passing the knowledge test, I decided to go flying. I scheduled some plane time and planned to do some touch and goes. It had been a little winy over the last few days, but upon arriving at the...
by Matt | Oct 1, 2009 | Blog, Photos
So I came across this video today on Jetwhine. I thought it would be fitting to pass it along.
by Matt | Sep 29, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons, Milestones
I just wanted to check in and let everyone know that the ground school and all the studying that I’ve done has paid off. I passed the knowledge test!
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...
by Matt | Sep 11, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
I had planned a new cross country to Cleveland Hardwick (HDI), but as I learned upon arrival at the flight center, I would not be making my cross country today. Josh assured me that we would get it done in short order, but that it wasn’t happening today. ...
by Matt | Aug 31, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
I checked the weather just before leaving the office for the flight school. I was hoping that today would be the day for my cross country. Instead, since the weather over Upper Cumberland Regional was terrible, I would be doing something else. It was really odd...
by Matt | Aug 24, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons, Photos
The week after my solo, we started working on cross-country flying. I had a week off following a ground lesson. It wasn’t really my choice – the schedule filled up. Then, I had a week with two lessons. I went Wednesday evening for what I thought was a...
