Monthly Archives: March 2007



Flight School – 1:00PM-3:30PM – Cross Country to N53 – Stroudsburg/Pocono

Hours – 33.6 The conditions were confirmed for me at the end of the lesson when Yigal told me to tie down the airplane with all three ropes. Breezy? Maybe. This lesson was scheduled for 3 hours. I was supposed … Continue reading

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At the End of the Day

I have been keeping this inside for way too long. The people who love me have noticed a change in my personality. It all boils down to this: “At the end of the day.” Is that understandable? I know I … Continue reading

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Flight School – 12:30PM-1:30PM – Cross Country to GBR

Hours – 31.5 This was another good lesson, although unexpected. I was scheduled to practice solo at the airport on Sunday, but Donna called with an opening with Dan for Saturday afternoon. Apparently, all his morning lessons cancelled. I took … Continue reading

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Flight School – 12:30PM-1:30PM – Practicing Solo

Hours – 29.8 You may have noticed that I took out the “Lesson Number” in the title of this post. I mean really, who cares what number lesson it is anyway? Also, it was making the title too long. I … Continue reading

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Flight School – Lesson #23 – 5:30PM-6:30PM – Go-Arounds & No-Flap Landings

Hours – 28.5 This was a great lesson. I wanted to get in there to ease my concerns about a few things. Remember what happened during my last lesson? Well, this time I wanted to get in some landings, go-arounds … Continue reading

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Private Pilot Tips & Tricks

If you are like me, you tend to forget things. Probably at the most inopportune times. Remember way back, when you were going to elementary school, your teacher would use examples to help you remember things? Here is a good … Continue reading

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Flight School – Lesson #22 – 10:00AM-12:00PM – SWF, Solo & Porpoising

Hours – 27.6 I was sick last weekend, so I had to cancel my lesson. Yigal was sick today, so he only stayed in the airplane for a short while. Interesting lesson, I should say. The plan was to get … Continue reading

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