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This spring has been horrible for training, where the winds have been gusting to 28kts in the afternoon, plus I’ve been doing a lot of time in the air in the back of the jets, going to and from Everett. OK, excuses are over, and my CFI asked me a question after my last ride with him, where I...

1/15/18 Report: Well, it was an interesting month... Flew to PDX on Christmas Eve, got stuck in the ice storm, and woke up at a Motel 6 on Christmas Day. Get back home to KCHS on New Year's Eve and 2 days later, snowpocalypes breaks out, and KCHS is closed for 5 days. Then, weather kept me...

Thank you for the kind words! I was using the "500 fpm descent, so 5500/500 = 11 minutes" calculation. Of course, where I was is 200 MSL, so I'll be landing sooner. I may need to re-think this. The Tomahawk (for those of you in the KCHS tower, "Tommy Hawk" ;) ) descends at that rate at 70kts...

December 19, 2017 KCHS->KMYR->KMNI->KCHS Fun, fun, fun! A few notes on this one: Preflight planning was interesting, as I was going to be on my own for 3.5 hours (Hobbs), and I wanted to know the winds aloft, as I was going to be flying at 5500. Once I got to 5500, the ground looked low...

Double report for last week December 11 - KCHS -> KMYR -> KGGE -> KCHS (at night) It was my birthday, so for my gift, I did a night flight with my instructor, and I still need to work on my night landings. I was talking to him about doing a tower visit, and the controllers at KMYR sounded like...

December 5, 2017 Our almost (147NM) Long Distance XC was pushed out to Friday, due to weather, so I went up and did a local run. On this flight, I realized that "get there itis" is a real thing, as I took off at about 4:45, and I needed to be on the ground by 6:12, since I am not signed off...

Way to keep ahead of the airplane... err... thread!

November 24, 2017 Did first (well, second... first was KDYB->KCAE) Cross Country, and it was a bumpy ride. It was KCHS -> KOGB (Orangeburg, SC), and I kept it at 2500 for most of the ride. I did check to see if the pattern was RH or LH, and for Runway 5, it’s RH. On the way back, I did it...

Happy Thanksgiving! Last night, I went on my first night flight, 7 T/O and landings. Let’s just say that I need to work on my night landings. My day landings are progressing pretty well, but the night ones were hard, and I bounced. I thought they would be easier, but I was wrong, so there’s...

November 20, 2017: "Unusual Attitudes" = A marketing term for "have fun, and make your students barf!" NOT my favorite lesson... but I understand why it's taught. I'd rather have that with a CFI next to me than to look up and see clouds and the attitude indicator all askew, and not know...

Here's the video from Monday, 14-NOV-2017 (will be available at 8:00Z)

It was 4 at JZI. Looking at the video, I think I was OK on the first one because I did a long downwind because, for now, when another airplane is doing a long approach, and I'm on the 45, I just give them right of way, and go about 3 miles long, and then come in. I do let them know that I'm...

To the OP, Bob Gardner’s book, Say Again, Please is a great help, and secondly, use that while flying the pattern at the non-towered airport in X-Plane. Last (or maybe this should be first) my experience is that pilots love to help other pilots, and if you screw something up, they’ll more than...

November 15, 2017: This was the best of times and the worst of times, and I’ll quote some movie lines to make the point... “You want to fly rubber dog $#$% out of Hong Kong?” - Top Gun Well, I entered the pattern turning right, and it made sense to me, as the LH pattern was over the airport...

November 14, 2017: Flight Path: KCHS - KDYB - KCHS Landings: 8 (3 Solo) Wow, what a blast today was! I was landing at a new airport, doing short/soft field TO/LDG, and to throw more excitement, there was a pilot in an Archer doing banner pick-up/drop-off on the grass strip between the runway...

Thank you for the kind words! I’m going to make another video or set of them on how to get a PPL for as little as possible, and do it without going into debt. It involves Craigslist, SI, a simulator, and making the most of what is out there. My daughter is my video guru, so we have to work...

Yeah, had to keep my eyes on the numbers or I was blinded by the light. The third time through was fun because my friends were in the area, and gave me congrats on the radio.

Thank you all for the congratulations! Here is the video of the very first solo from KJZI: I'm going to bed... It should be ready be 2:30Z

Yep. That one was easy-peasy (lemon squeezy too). I also got the white case and the case holder too. I had the acrylic one that disintegrated in my bag.

Wednesday, November 8: KCHS 081756Z 33004KT 3SM -RA BR BKN003 OVC008 12/12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 P0007 60015 T01220117 10122 20106 58008 Looks like it's simulator time, for the first time I flew a short field takeoff on the sim, into the virtual clouds, flew to the intercept in the VOR between...