Archive for the ‘Flight Time’ Category
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
So I took a flight yesterday, and on the way down to the airport (about an hour’s drive), I called my folks. They knew I was heading out, but I could tell were still having trouble imagining me flying a plane. I can’t blame them, as I still get that ...
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Flew the 152 out of Crest today. Got in just under an hour and a half. Worked entirely on pattern procedures. We left Crest, and went right over to Auburn, did 4 touch and goes there, then went to Renton, did two touch and goes, then back to Crest for ...
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Friday, November 7th, 2008
Backstory - A while back (early October if I remember right), I'd signed up to assist on an AngelFlight mission with a pilot in the area, but the mission was scrubbed when he needed work done on his plane before it could fly again. I hadn't met the pilot yet, ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Took a lesson this morning, even though I've wretched my back out so bad I'm walking with a cane (it's quite a sight). Aside from not being able to bend over during the preflight, or climb up and refuel after getting back down, I'm grateful I wasn't in so much ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Couldn't get enough the first time around, so we went back for more. We started out fairly early, around 8 or 9 am (definitely early for me), but I was too excited to care. My wife was with me again, so she got some instruction by proxy, until about halfway ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Fantastic day. Woke up feeling excellent. Did some errands, the sun was shining, put the sunroof back as my wife and I were driving around, went to the library for some research stuff for her, went for a nice lunch at an indian place we'd never been, then ...
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