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...
by Matt | Aug 21, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
I went in to the flight school today with the intention of flying a cross country to Upper Cumberland Regional Airport. The weather, however, had a different plan. Instead of flying to the cross country, since the weather was bad over the plateau, we decided that I...
by Matt | Aug 19, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
After taking a week off post-solo due to scheduling issues, I was looking forward to getting back in the cockpit. The last lesson was a ground lesson during which we covered cross-country planning and discussed how my first cross-country flight would go. The plan...
by Matt | Jul 27, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons, Milestones
Over the past week I worked on the presolo test. It was pretty straightforward although I wasn’t sure how much to say on some. One question in particular was what to do if the engine ran rough in flight. I wasn’t sure whether to exclude things that...
by Matt | Jul 20, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
It’s Monday again and as is now usual I enjoyed the day because I knew it would culminate in flying. I have been instructed by my wife to wear my favorite polo to all lessons until I solo. On the off chance that I’m surprised with soloing and then they...
