A Short Dual Lesson

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...

A short lesson

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...

Half and half

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...

Solo Lesson – GPS

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...

Twelfth Lesson – ground reference solo

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...