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  1. KJRiley

    Re learning to fly

    Tony, Agreed, that's what I've been doing. Working on a clean stabilized approach down the slot. :) It helps that we have a relatively short runway at 2400' X 40'. It requires you to be a bit precise.
  2. KJRiley

    Re learning to fly

    random, I'm much more comfortable in the plane now and getting better. I have to say at W00 you can almost always count on a cross wind. It used to be a farm and the owner cut his runway the best he, north to south and the prevailing winds here are east west. Makes for good practice.
  3. KJRiley

    Re learning to fly

    "not settling in the brain" That's it. Things were coming up and I wasn't staying on top of it. I'm more ahead of the plane now. The funny thing is I don't remember 172s floating as much as I perceive they do to me now.
  4. KJRiley

    Re learning to fly

    New guy here, I guess I've probably been out the longest. After a 21 year hiatus I got back in the cockpit in June. My takeoffs were good and once in the air at the practice area it was like I never left. Flying the plane, stalls, steep turns all seemed to fall into place. Like others here have...
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