Posted: 4/12/2008 12:40:25 PM EDT
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Just thought I'd share Just a half hour run. Taxi down 8,000 feet then winds shift and had to taxi 8,000 feet back  . Steady 70ish takeoff, just jumps off the runway. Up to 1,000ft, 100mph or so head east along the Palmetto Parkway, almost to the beach, then another right and back to the airport and a smooth landing. The rain you see was not a factor of any consequence. Your typical 87million year old Cessna 172N 'trainer'    Taxiing. Kept going back and forth (not too far) using the rudder pedals. Had a bit of a crosswind.  Lining up for the landing at KOPF (27R)  I had my new, cool, aviator sunglasses on. So obviously I clearly knew what I was doing    
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Thanks! I put a book on hold at the pub library, Jepp Private Pilot Training, and just picked it up today. The book appears to be as old as the plane lol . In the pilot shop its $80 for the newest version. Reviews say it is much improved in terms of presentation of the material (after all Bernoullis will always be Bernoullis lol)
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Not at all I was very comfortable. Last time (1988) at 15 with my whole 0.6hr and one landing it was just ok. Much better this time, I'll be moving forward as funds permit long blocks of instruction (vs sporadic)
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Love to borrow it, thanks . I'll be driving to Jacksonville 4-19.
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| Just for the record, that's not your typical 172N - that one is much nicer. Totally redone panel, all new instruments, with probably 12 grand in nice new radios. And it's not mustard yellow. And it doesn't sit with one wing low. That's about as nice as old trainers get. |
lol I'll keep that in mind
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My training was in G and H models that used to be Air Force T-41s. Those old girls had some hours on them. One of the planes was so old that it didn't require a shoulder harness, only a lap belt. |
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That's a really nice 172. By the way, go the faa.gov website and start reading this. Its free. Don't expect to understand 10% of it when you first read it. You're just trying to put the ideas in your head, and correlate them when you fly. When you fly, and you mate the monkey skills to book knowledge, things will connect. |
Thanks, I started that last week My engineering degree is carrying me through it quickly 
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