Solo: Staying Current

Date: 10/07/2006
Location: PTS > LcL

Remarks, Procedures, Maneuvers:
TO/Landing, Crosswind, Turns about a Point, Slow flight, Runway 16 & 22

Comments:
First time in the air after Mom’s funeral. Something of a bitter sweet time, yet enjoyable all the same.

Once again a 7 am flight… well 7:30 flight.
Pre-flighted without incident, thought initially the stall horn didn’t work, marked it in the paperwork. Then checked it again and it cleared. Turned and marked it out of the book.

Initially, no other traffic was present.
Wind was 130 @ 5 upon take off. I taxied to Runway 16 and did run up there.
Takeoff was without incident. Proceeded to fly pattern for 16 and land.
First was rusty but adequate.
Second was right on the money.
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About Pattern 4 a Skyhawk announce its presence 10 mi East inbound for landing. Unicom announced my presence doing touch and goes.
On Pattern/Landing 5 I spotted the Skyhawk entering the down wind as I flew a long take-off. Once I entered the down wind, I configured for slow flight, also Turned about a Point outside the pattern twice to allow time for the Skyhawk to land and clear Runway 16.

I landed twice more on Runway 16, the last time to a full stop and taxi back to for take off.

Finally, I flew pattern for Runway 22 as I wanted to end with a little more crosswind, and I wanted to try the runway as it had been out of service for the last year. Landing went well though not as smooth as I wanted.

Knowing this was my last landing, I forgot to clean up the plane (carb heat in, flaps up, which I had done with all the other landings). I need to remember to keep flying the plane until it is hangered. More practice.

All in all, I thought things went well after a two week break.