Recent content by ELTsanwich

Nice and hot day for a lesson, right around 94 degrees and 80% humidity = a moist day in the C-150. Took off from Monroe Custard and flew down to my home city of Toledo to go into their class C airport Toledo Express. Still getting use to talking the approach and departure controlled airspaces...

Pretty much imagine the plane coming down sidewaysish toward the run way. You tilt the wing into the wind a apply full rudder in the opposite direction. Makes the plane like a big air brake. You maintain your desired airspeed with a much greater rate of decent. Thats the best way I can...

I am usually in a Cessna 150 714HY I'll be up sunday around 1

It was a 8:00 am flight so everything was very calm. We took off from Monroe and headed over to Ann Arbor a class D airport. He wanted me to get more comfortable to talking to control towers. Being a class D they do not have approach and departure so it is a little easier. So we bounced up there...

I am a new member here and this is my first flight review! Went solo today with around 14 hrs under my belt. But before that let's talk about getting my 3rd class... Had a hard time getting my medical because of my "white coat syndrome." First time I went to the doctor it was 155/96. To high...

I have called Toledo Express a couple times and nobody down there knows anybody around here "close" that does any flight training.

The problem is the monthy fees and "sign up costs." For instance Blue Horizons Flying Club...1,300 deposit. 85 a month and 70 a hour for a liberty LTZ. (Metcalf) Eagle Air....500 deposit, 65 a month 70 a hour for a piper Toledo Suberban quoted me 10k for my private. Monroe I am looking...

OK this is my first post here! It seems that I live in the only place in the world that I can not find a flight school close to me. I live in Toledo, Oh and I currently am driving to Monroe, Mi to take lessons at Monroe Aviation. So far I am having a very good experience up there flying the...