Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Cozy Flight with My Wife

Plane: N60614, C-150
Airports: PTS > LLU > PTS

Time: 1.0 hr / 70.7 total
Landings: 2

Remarks:
Pattern Work, GPS, Pilotage, 1 passenger

Comments:
After two years of training, 1 yr 9 mo of flying on my own, my wife finally flew with me. Not a fear issue, it just hadn't happened. Flying with her was a special thing for me, the C-150 made it more so, being as cozy as it is.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Cake Decorating and Flying! The best of Two worlds

Plane: N60614, C-150
Airports: PTS > PTS

Time: 0.9 hr
Landings: 6

Remarks:
Pattern Work, Aborted landing, Short field, Soft field

Comments:
My second daughter is taking a cake decorating class in Pittsburg, KS, the same town as the plane I rent. Sounds like an opportunity to spend some time in the cockpit. I also invited my son along that he might get to spend some time in the air.

Aviation wise, I applied what I learned from my last trip. I must look down the runway during landings as we level off. Landings were much better.

I had a variable cross wind, but it was manageable, just some wiggle as the wind shifted on me during touch down, nothing serious.

She has three more lessons. I might just get to go two more times, weather permitting. In any case, I probably get to eat some very pretty cakes.