rtbayne01072
Filing Flight Plan
So today for the first time in a few weeks I was able to take to the skies out of KGMU to build some more time for my PPL. The last time I went up me and my CFI just worked in the traffic pattern doing touch and goes. We basically did the same thing today. Got about 16 landings in and about hour and half of flight time.
I must say that my confidence his really starting to build after today. Everything as far a flying the traffic pattern, setting the flaps during approach and using the rudders, and adjusting for crosswind (crabbing) is starting to become automatic to me.
The biggest thing I'm still struggling with is the round out on my landings. I fight instructor said I still need to hold a little bit more back pressure when I'm performing my round-out on landing. I can tell hit as well by how hard we touch down sometimes . Other times I would start the round out too early. There was a few on a few I didn't even reduce power.
Today was also the first time my CFI let me handle the radio communications. At first I was kinda nervous I would say the wrong thing, or not give tower enough info as to what I was wanting to do but my CFI helped for the most part. Tower was also very friendly and patient as well which helped alot My CFI said we would do some ground school on communications but today he kinda threw me into it. Is there any resources out there I could use to maybe read up on to understand ATC lingo? I've been able to pick up on some stuff by listing to my flight instructor and liveATC but something to read up on would be nice as well.
Other then that it was great to be back up in the air again today, if money and time permits hope to go again in a week or so.
I must say that my confidence his really starting to build after today. Everything as far a flying the traffic pattern, setting the flaps during approach and using the rudders, and adjusting for crosswind (crabbing) is starting to become automatic to me.
The biggest thing I'm still struggling with is the round out on my landings. I fight instructor said I still need to hold a little bit more back pressure when I'm performing my round-out on landing. I can tell hit as well by how hard we touch down sometimes . Other times I would start the round out too early. There was a few on a few I didn't even reduce power.
Today was also the first time my CFI let me handle the radio communications. At first I was kinda nervous I would say the wrong thing, or not give tower enough info as to what I was wanting to do but my CFI helped for the most part. Tower was also very friendly and patient as well which helped alot My CFI said we would do some ground school on communications but today he kinda threw me into it. Is there any resources out there I could use to maybe read up on to understand ATC lingo? I've been able to pick up on some stuff by listing to my flight instructor and liveATC but something to read up on would be nice as well.
Other then that it was great to be back up in the air again today, if money and time permits hope to go again in a week or so.