mcarlini
Pre-Flight
Long story short, I was flying for the first time with my license. I had a buddy with me and we flew to a nearby airport (Prospect, OR 64S) in the middle of a flat forest.
I flew to the 4,000ft runway just fine, touched it and goed it, and did my best to maintain best rate of climb. As we were climbing out, I noticed it was not happening fast. Trees at the other end (the 50-ft obstacles they train you for during flight training... they do exist) came fast and before I knew it, it was time to fly over them. I made it fine, but looking down, the tops were way too close for comfort.
When I knew there was no more risk of collision, I looked over to see that my mixture was still set for a 3,000ft cruise. My jaw dropped. Luckily for me, the airport's elevation was about 2,500 msl, so I did not make too much of a difference.
Remember the GUMPS check anytime you are descending to land: Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Power, Safety.
I'm just glad that it was a relatively cool day and that the airplane was not full on fuel. Lesson learned!!!
I flew to the 4,000ft runway just fine, touched it and goed it, and did my best to maintain best rate of climb. As we were climbing out, I noticed it was not happening fast. Trees at the other end (the 50-ft obstacles they train you for during flight training... they do exist) came fast and before I knew it, it was time to fly over them. I made it fine, but looking down, the tops were way too close for comfort.
When I knew there was no more risk of collision, I looked over to see that my mixture was still set for a 3,000ft cruise. My jaw dropped. Luckily for me, the airport's elevation was about 2,500 msl, so I did not make too much of a difference.
Remember the GUMPS check anytime you are descending to land: Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Power, Safety.
I'm just glad that it was a relatively cool day and that the airplane was not full on fuel. Lesson learned!!!