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Another solo today. Pretty much same as last time. CFI got out after 2 landings. I did two landings, a go around then a final landing calling it a day. I wanted to stay up longer, but it was way too hot to do so safely (comfortably).

Finally did my first solo today. After my CFI hopped out three very nice landings and a go around we’re on the menu this afternoon.

Well, today was kind of interesting. Went out did a few crosswind touch and goes, then CFI and I smelled something that might have been hot wiring. Nothing burning, but we both agreed it smelled like electrical. So I sat her down and taxied back while shutting down all electrical. When we...

Finally, after illness and crazy winds, I was able to get back in the cockpit and spend a good hour beating up the pattern. The first few landings were OK, not great but we lived to get back in the air. After that the next 7 were good to great. I believe I'll be doing my first solo sometime...

I was taught to fly 500’ above highest TPA. At the airport I fly TPA is 1000’, TPA for jets is 1500’ so we do overflight at 2000’ for teardrop to enter downwind.

I worked from home today and was able to get my 3 tickets.

Or maybe that was another incident I was thinking of.

I remember driving by the airport just after it happened.

Luckily, barring any major events, GPS will not be going anywhere anytime soon.

eLORAN has been talked about for a long, long time. I seriously doubt it will ever come to anything, but there are a few vocal entities out there still trying to make it happen. I was stationed at CG Navigation Center when we shut LORAN down. Also did my year on Attu Island, AK in the mid '90s.

Yep, went around a few times today too. Last landing was looking really good, lined up over the center line, nice easy descent, good crosswind correction and then at about 25' AGL a nice gust that threw us up and to the right. Luckily my approach speed was a bit faster than normal due to the...

Another day of lessons in the books. Just pattern work with some interesting winds. I don't know why, but I just cannot get really comfortable. I feel like I'm more reactive than I should be. I guess it's just a matter of flying more and starting to anticipate what the plane will do.

Good luck on the written. I'm still studying for mine. I feel your pain with the CFI. I just lost mine to a regional airline job as well. I am happy with the replacement CFI so far (he's young enough to be my son, though).

Just got back from a day of pattern work. Moderate turbulence coupled with a gusty crosswind made for an interesting day. Did several touch and goes that were surprisingly smooth.

Another lesson in the books today. Just a quick one with a few stalls, simulated engine failure then return to the pattern. The goal was to do a bunch of touch and goes and get my landings and confidence back up to par, but a close-ish call with a bunch of birds when flying back to the...