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First Flight Into KHIO
First flight into Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) along with information about the days flight and that I get to start soloing between Twin Oaks and Aurora State.
January 5, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on First Flight Into KHIO
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Friday Flight Then Poker
I usually only fly Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. However with the weather getting in the way and life for me and my instructor, this last week I had to do a flight on Friday to get one in.
October 23, 2010 / Jason / Comments Off on Friday Flight Then Poker
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Christina’s First Flight
Yesterday I had one of my best flights yet. Not only did my girlfriend Christina come up flying with me, but I was able to do a number of procedures I’ve been practicing and nailed most all of them.
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Last Lesson with Emily
Yesterday was my last flight with Emily (at least for a while) since James is returning this Sunday. I had an excellent time flying with Emily and she gave me a number of good pointers.
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Much Better
Unlike my flight last Thursday, yesterday’s flight was fantastic. Even though I didn’t land as perfect as I would have liked, I did have a better experience learning how to land better and was quite happy with my pattern work.
September 29, 2010 / Jason / Comments Off on Much Better
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What A Rough Flight
The flight this Thursday was simply…no good. There were no crashes, there were no injuries, there was just a lot of flying that didn’t go to well by me.
September 24, 2010 / Jason / Comments Off on What A Rough Flight
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First Time Landing
Yesterday I accomplished one of the more important aspects of flying…landing!
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Stability, Rectangular Courses, and Circular Turns
Yesterday involved a discussion of stability and spin recovery covered in ground school, followed by an introduction and run-through of few different ground reference maneuvers.
September 15, 2010 / Jason / Comments Off on Stability, Rectangular Courses, and Circular Turns
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