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Tag Archives: Flying
How To Read an Aviation Sectional Map – Airport Information
My father finally received his Christmas gift yesterday. I got him a Charlotte sectional map, which includes his area of Wilmington, NC. The reason I got him the sectional map is because I needed him to look around for frequencies … Continue reading →
Creating a Flight Plan Using the Jeppesen Navigation Log
Do you want to know what someone said to me about my previous post about VOR navigation? They said it was boring. I didn’t think it was boring when I was writing about the fascinating topic of airplane navigation. I … Continue reading →
Flight School – Lesson #17 – 10:00AM-12:00PM – VOR Navigation
Hours – 20.4 This was a fairly challenging but rewarding lesson. That seems to be the default description of flight school…challenging but rewarding. I remember the first time I did VOR navigation with Yigal. It made so much sense on … Continue reading →
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Flight School – Lesson #15 – 10:00AM-12:00PM – Sky Acres & Navigation
Hours – 18.3 Can you believe it? I was taunted the other day. Yes, that’s right…taunted. By who? None other than Bob C. You can see his taunt here. Now, you can say what you want about greasing things all … Continue reading →
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Flight School – Lesson #14 – 10:30AM-12:30PM – Cross Wind Landings & Stalls
First thing – 17.1 hours. Yee Haw. It’s just starting to get good. I was soooo mentally prepared all this week for my first solo. Of course a huge thunderstorm had to roll through on Friday. Well, that lesson was … Continue reading →
Flight School – Lesson #13 – 10AM-NOON – Go Arounds and Forward Slip
I told you I would let you know how I did on the pre-solo written test. I did well. My instructor and I discussed the test and I got everything right…maybe too right. I think they were looking for general … Continue reading →
Flight School – Lesson #12 – 8AM-10AM – Engine Out Procedures and Presolo Written Exam
I know this post is a little late. Things have been busy lately, so my apologies. This lesson was on Friday, Nov.17. We decided to check my mad skillz on landings again. We are prepping for my solo. You know … Continue reading →
Flight School – Lesson #11 – 8AM-10AM – Spin Awareness & Recovery
This lesson was a really cool one. We started off by making the decision whether or not we would even go up. The winds were 10KTS and gusting at 20KTS. Yigal asked if I wanted to do it, of course … Continue reading →
Stick and Rudder – An Explanation of the Art of Flying
I finally received the book, “Stick and Rudder.” This book was recommended to me from a nice guy I met a few weeks ago, named Al. He is a Private Pilot and we had a great conversation for about an … Continue reading →
Video Flight Training Tips
The other day, Bob sent me this great online resource for flight students. It is from the King Schools and is a video archive of tons of tips. The ones that interested me the most at this point in my … Continue reading →