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Category Archives: Flying
Flight School – Lesson #6 – 5:00PM – Touch and Goes
This lesson was awesome. I got to fly the plane I really wanted to fly…a Cessna 172. This is a larger airplane than the Piper Cherokee I usually fly. There is more interior room and it has a high-wing configuration … Continue reading →
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Tagged airplane, arrow, cessna 172, Family & Friends, Flight Maneuvers, flight school, fly, Flying, important things, interior room, landings, laugh, pilot, piper cherokee, planes, target, Weather, wing configuration, yigal
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Flight Ground School – September 28
Today lesson was devoted to staying on the ground, having coffee and discussing some very important ground material. Yigal and I talk quite a bit in the plane when I am practicing, but the airplane in no way a classroom. … Continue reading →
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Tagged airplane, airspace, clarification on, computer plotter, connecticut massachusetts, dvds, flight computer, Flight Ground School, flowing river, fly, Flying, grasp, ground coffee, ground material, heading, maine, new hampshire, runway cafe, sectional chart, wind speed, yigal, york connecticut
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David Clark Headset Received
Thanks to a special someone out there, I received the David Clark headset I wanted for my birthday. This headset if very comfortable, is backed up by a top notch company and has a five year warranty. I have heard … Continue reading →
Flight School – Lesson #5 – 5:30PM
This lesson was scheduled after work, because I used up my days off for the year. Good thing they renew tomorrow. I am going to start taking half days, so I can take my lessons at about 1PM. I think … Continue reading →
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Tagged altitude, best time, brain, chillen, couch, cruises, driving a car, Flying, freedom air, gas gauge, half days, horizon, Hudson Valley, new plane, planes, short time, speedometer, takeoff, turn signals, villain, yigal
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Flying Above Candlewood Lake, CT
Beautiful Sundays are meant for riding motorcycles…and flying airplanes. Well, that’s just what we did. My friend Craig and I went for a nice bike ride up to Sherman, CT on an exploration mission. We had no goal and that’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged airplanes, candlelight farms airport, Candlewood Lake, Connecticut, dirt road, Family & Friends, Flying, friend craig, gorgeous view, grass airport, green pond, hangar, hemlocks, lakes, Motorcycles, mr. deeds, new milford, pond rd, preston aviation, private beaches, sherman, sherman ct, stearman pt-17, Travels
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David Clark H10-13.4 Headset
I have read a few blog entries in the past few days that have solicited comments and advice from readers. I hope they work for their owners. I have a similar entry. Here is my solicitation. I would like a … Continue reading →
Flight School – Lesson #4 – 8:00AM
I gave Freedom Air a call yesterday morning to see if they had anything available for that afternoon because it looked like rain today. I have a habit of calling last minute. I found out that they were booked. That … Continue reading →
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Tagged airplane, cessna, flight school, Flying, freedom air, hangar, Hudson Valley, preflight inspection, propeller, rundown, sea plane, visibility, weather service, yigal
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Pilot FAA Handbooks – Received
Well, I received my pilot FAA handbooks yesterday. I got the FAR/AIM 2007, Aviation Weather, Aviation Weather Services, Airplane Flying Handbook and the Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Now I can really hit the ground running with the Private Pilot’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged aeronautical knowledge, airplane, aviation weather services, faa, far aim, private pilot
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Flight School – Lesson #3 – 8:00AM
There are two distinct sides to me…one that is aggressive and uptight (my teenage years) and one that is laid back and relaxed…just along for the ride. This is how I have trained myself to be over the years. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged colors, elevator, exhaust work, fly, Flying, horizon, Hudson Valley, laid back, last time, photos, piper cherokee, piston, piston stroke, pistons, preflight inspection, scenery, teenage years, traffic, Trees & Shrubs, whole life, yigal
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Private Pilot Ground School – What They Don’t Tell You
I have just been having a grand ol’ time watching my DVDs. I have been taking the practice quizzes at the end and have been doing pretty good. A few times I thought some of the questions were coming out … Continue reading →