by Matt | Nov 27, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
Most of my flying for the last little bit has been solo, but today was a dual lesson. The plan was to cover everything and take stock of where I was with regard to maneuvers and then call it a day. After a brief conversation about what we would be doing, I headed...
by Matt | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog, Flight Training, Lessons
Since Josh was still gone, I was to fly my second solo cross-country, the long one. The standard is it must be at least 150 nautical miles and there must be landings at three airports. I needed 3 more hours of solo cross-country time and I felt the best way to make...
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 | 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...
