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Short and Soft Field Takeoffs
I went flying yesterday after work over to Aurora (UAO) with my instructor. He had me learn about soft and short field takeoffs. Rick showed me a short field takeoff on Monday, but I never had a chance to perform it myself. This flight we started my flying with this. Short Field Takeoff The idea […]
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Soloing At MMV
I went to Twin Oaks expecting to make a trip to McMinnville and then head over to Salem for more pre-cross country practice. Instead, I ended up flying to McMinnville and soloing there! Before heading over to McMinnville, Rick and I flew around Twin Oaks and did a landing. Landing went well and we were […]
February 10, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on Soloing At MMV
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First Flight To Salem (SLE)
Flight from Twin Oaks to McNary Field in Salem. Longest flight to-date.
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Above The Clouds
Yesterday, after canceling a flight on Monday, I was able to go flying and boy was it beautiful. I didn’t expect to go flying since the fog was out in Portland. Thankfully, as I drove to Twin Oaks, the skies got pretty clear around the airport. After prepping the plane and talking with Rick, we […]
January 26, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on Above The Clouds
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Instructor Changes
Yesterday, I had my first flight with my new instructor who replaced my first instructor, James, who had to go back home to England for knee surgery. James will be someone I continue to talk with about flying and life in general. He has been a great instructor and friend. I wish him the best […]
January 20, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on Instructor Changes
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Cancelled Flight
Yesterday was going well. I was prepping the plane, and getting ready to take off with James, but as I reached for the manual flap arm, I realized that I’m not going to be able to fly. This weekend I went snowboarding and with one of my first tumbles of the morning, I ended up […]