Looking To The Sky

• Back To Looking In The Sky

  

  After taking over two and a half months from flying, I finally got to get myself in the cockpit of a plane again to go flying.  Though I told myself I wouldn’t go fly again until I finished my written test, I also knew I didn’t want to waste such a beautiful summer due to […]

  August 23, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on Back To Looking In The Sky

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• Solo ToD

  

  Friday I went out with Rick and had another go at the Triangle of Death, however this time I did it solo. We started out the day with me flying the Twin Oak’s pattern a few times with Rick since it had been a couple weeks since I flew.  That went well, so he sent […]

  May 23, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on Solo ToD

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• Three New Airports and a Night Flight!

  

  Last night I had my first adventure flying an airplane at night.  The night was beautiful!  What a difference flying in the day makes.  It is amazing how different the eye works during the day than at night.  Though it was amazing, boy did it cost a lot! During the flight I went to three […]

  May 4, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on Three New Airports and a Night Flight!

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• Taking In The Sunny Weather

  

  This weekend I had two wonderful flights.  The first, soloing in a Cessna 150 around Twin Oaks, the other, flying with Rick over to Lenhardt Airpark (7S9) and landing for the first time on a grass (soft-field) runway.  Both flights were amazing and made me realize even more that this stuff is sinking into my […]

  May 2, 2011 / Jason / 2 Comments

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• Happy Birthday To Me!

  Monday was quite a lot for me.  Not only did I have a great flight, I also turned 27, had my 1-yr anniversary living in the Portland area, and Tuesday brought 1-yr working at my job.  What an awesome day. I’m now soloed at all three of the non-towered airports around Twin Oaks.  Those are […]

  April 20, 2011 / Jason / 1 Comment

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• First 50-Mile Cross-Country Flight

  Yesterday, after a few weeks of trying to do so, I was able to finally fly a cross-country flight down to Corvallis (CVO), up to Salem (SLE), and back home to Twin Oaks (7S3).  The flight was one of my longest to date around two hours, but great to be able to check off my […]

  March 21, 2011 / Jason / Comments Off on First 50-Mile Cross-Country Flight

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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 […]

  February 12, 2011 / Jason / 1 Comment

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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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