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Mon, 27 Dec 2004

I finally went up again today. The day was extremely clear
and bright, a real rarity in a December day in the Northwest. By the time I called Northway, the first coincidence of instructor and plane was 4 pm, so I signed up.

The flight was pretty standard -- preflight, meet the instructor, do some touch-n-goes, get comments, sign logbook, go home. This particular instructor was pretty good though, and I got a good feeling from him. I was happy about that, because so many of the instructors at Northway have left me indifferent or displeased in some way.

The only comments he had for me were that my first approach was too fast by about 15 MPH, which was exactly right (I had the pattern off and was holding more speed so I didn't sink too fast on a longish approach). He also commented that I had trouble holding to the centerline, which has been a constant struggle for me. At least I'm not too far off.

The poor Cherokee hadn't been flown in about two weeks. I'm actually fairly amazed it started as easily as it did, normally that engine has real trouble starting when cold. I only had to crank twice.

Anyway, hooray for getting out and flying a little bit! I'm current for another two months, so I've got some motivation to get out and fly again soon. Hopefully I can find another clear day like this.

Posted at 18:55 permanent link category: /aviation

Categories: all aviation gadgets misc motorcycle theater

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