Snaggletooth
Line Up and Wait
So sorry Guys. I forgot to post last weeks lesson. here we go.
I was sitting in the parking lot waiting on my CFI to get there (we got there early like normal to watch the planes.). I was playing with my new cell phone and my CFI snuck in with out me seeing. lol
So I went in his office, and I handed him my Pre-solo written test, we sat down and did the few I could not get. Afterwards he told me I did much, much better than most of his students.
After that we got in his car, and headed to the hangar. Preflighted the plane while he took a phone call. we went to hop in the plane and I went to plug in the Headset..... No head sets in the plane. Turns out he lent them to a friend to use in a C310. so went went down got the head sets then hoped in the plane and started the lesson.
We stayed in the Pattern for the whole lesson trying to, as my CFI says, "Get over the hump" and get good landings. We did 8 T&G's. Most of which I forgot to do something and did not get quite a perfect landing, but sooo close. On like the 3rd or 4th one we had a Cessna entering downwind at Midfield, and thats where we were. So We called out to make sure he knew where we were, and he did. Around the same time, a Piper Cub was taking off and turned right at us on his climb out. We called out to tell him he had turned right at us...... The Cessna behind us said he could see us, but the Cub said nothing for quite sometime. At the very last round my CFI said "Ok, In a sec I'll take the plane and demonstrate a proper landing to see if you can get the feel. Maybe you just need to see it done."
My CFI came in and did a perfect landing, calling out what to do, and when to do it. On climb out he gave me the plane back and I came in for a full stop and pulled off a near perfect landing!! Boy it felt good to get it right after so many wrongs!!
My next lesson is this Wednesday, and we will be doing more T&G's.
My CFI told me he could solo me now, but wants me to get a bit better. I hope to solo before the end of the month.
I was sitting in the parking lot waiting on my CFI to get there (we got there early like normal to watch the planes.). I was playing with my new cell phone and my CFI snuck in with out me seeing. lol
So I went in his office, and I handed him my Pre-solo written test, we sat down and did the few I could not get. Afterwards he told me I did much, much better than most of his students.
After that we got in his car, and headed to the hangar. Preflighted the plane while he took a phone call. we went to hop in the plane and I went to plug in the Headset..... No head sets in the plane. Turns out he lent them to a friend to use in a C310. so went went down got the head sets then hoped in the plane and started the lesson.
We stayed in the Pattern for the whole lesson trying to, as my CFI says, "Get over the hump" and get good landings. We did 8 T&G's. Most of which I forgot to do something and did not get quite a perfect landing, but sooo close. On like the 3rd or 4th one we had a Cessna entering downwind at Midfield, and thats where we were. So We called out to make sure he knew where we were, and he did. Around the same time, a Piper Cub was taking off and turned right at us on his climb out. We called out to tell him he had turned right at us...... The Cessna behind us said he could see us, but the Cub said nothing for quite sometime. At the very last round my CFI said "Ok, In a sec I'll take the plane and demonstrate a proper landing to see if you can get the feel. Maybe you just need to see it done."
My CFI came in and did a perfect landing, calling out what to do, and when to do it. On climb out he gave me the plane back and I came in for a full stop and pulled off a near perfect landing!! Boy it felt good to get it right after so many wrongs!!
My next lesson is this Wednesday, and we will be doing more T&G's.
My CFI told me he could solo me now, but wants me to get a bit better. I hope to solo before the end of the month.
. Don't want to be a pain but I sure enjoy read'n your posts.
. One of the best things (among alot of them) my instructor told me was that perfection is not my goal, consistency and safety are. Thats why you practice. Don't worry about being perfect. Oh, and the best thing I got over in my learning was trying to set a timeframe for getting my license...at first it was like a contest to see how fast I could finish the PPL. No more. What with the WX being crappy and all, I learned to accept the fact that this thing is in the hands of so many factors that you cannot control...I learned to hone my skills in those things that I can control, and accept those things that I cannot, make safe decisions, and move on, and keep learning.