Arbiter419
Cleared for Takeoff
because it was an AMAZING day for flying!
The day started out when my dad/instructor and I went over to the airport to check out the new Flight Design CTLS they just got. We watched it take off as we pulled in the parking lot, and went inside to inquire when it would be back. The manager, Jim Taylor (great guy if you've never met him) said it'd be back in an hour or so, and we could either hang out here or go fly the 172 for an hour. Well the choice was obvious, so I did the preflight and we hopped in the plane. I've never seen more traffic at SEG than I did today; it was busy. Two 150s, a Cardinal giving birthday rides, a bunch of Cherokees, and a Seneca just to name a few. There was a Queen Air taxiing around, but we didn't see it take off. Started off by two touch and goes in the pattern, 7 or so gusting to 12 knot crosswind, and I handled it very well. After that, I decided to take us over to Bloomsburg to do a touch and go, and then head back. My dead reckoning was right on, and I pointed out every landmark on the way. Did a full stop there with a nice looking Cherokee 180 back-taxiing behind us. Departed and took Selinsgrove VOR all the way back to the field. I had to plan ahead to work us into the pattern. Flew over midfield at 2000 feet (1500 is pattern altitude) and swung around and made a right circle to enter a left downwind on the 45 for runway 35. That landing might have been my best one to this date, the nose didn't come down until we were at a jogging pace; very smooth.
After that, we got out and went over to inspect the Flight Design CTLS...pretty interesting airplane. It's flown with a stick and it's an all glass cockpit. Empty weight is 800 something pounds, so it's a very light airplane. Runs on auto fuel too! The hand operated brakes on the center console might take some getting used to, but I'm not sure. Heck, maybe I'll even fly it one day!
Here I am sitting in the CTLS. It only has 8 hours on it!
I'll put some videos in this thread when I get around to editing/uploading them.
Overall, I was very pleased with my performance today...I had no problem communicating with other pilots around either airport, and I flew it well and by the numbers. But hey, peaks and valleys right?
(Also posted this thread at the purple board
The day started out when my dad/instructor and I went over to the airport to check out the new Flight Design CTLS they just got. We watched it take off as we pulled in the parking lot, and went inside to inquire when it would be back. The manager, Jim Taylor (great guy if you've never met him) said it'd be back in an hour or so, and we could either hang out here or go fly the 172 for an hour. Well the choice was obvious, so I did the preflight and we hopped in the plane. I've never seen more traffic at SEG than I did today; it was busy. Two 150s, a Cardinal giving birthday rides, a bunch of Cherokees, and a Seneca just to name a few. There was a Queen Air taxiing around, but we didn't see it take off. Started off by two touch and goes in the pattern, 7 or so gusting to 12 knot crosswind, and I handled it very well. After that, I decided to take us over to Bloomsburg to do a touch and go, and then head back. My dead reckoning was right on, and I pointed out every landmark on the way. Did a full stop there with a nice looking Cherokee 180 back-taxiing behind us. Departed and took Selinsgrove VOR all the way back to the field. I had to plan ahead to work us into the pattern. Flew over midfield at 2000 feet (1500 is pattern altitude) and swung around and made a right circle to enter a left downwind on the 45 for runway 35. That landing might have been my best one to this date, the nose didn't come down until we were at a jogging pace; very smooth.
After that, we got out and went over to inspect the Flight Design CTLS...pretty interesting airplane. It's flown with a stick and it's an all glass cockpit. Empty weight is 800 something pounds, so it's a very light airplane. Runs on auto fuel too! The hand operated brakes on the center console might take some getting used to, but I'm not sure. Heck, maybe I'll even fly it one day!
Here I am sitting in the CTLS. It only has 8 hours on it!
I'll put some videos in this thread when I get around to editing/uploading them.
Overall, I was very pleased with my performance today...I had no problem communicating with other pilots around either airport, and I flew it well and by the numbers. But hey, peaks and valleys right?
(Also posted this thread at the purple board
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. One of my hanger neighbors went up too for some fun flying and came back earlier than expected due to the haze. 
