I was a little distracted today at work, looking out my window and seeing great flying weather outside. I flipped open the ADS-B Exchange map, took a look at my local airport, and at that moment was treated to this sight. Earlier:Archer 344D takes off Runway 16 and makes left traffic.Cessna 4659G takes off andContinue reading “Situational Awareness at a Towered Airport”
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Long Cross-Country Solo
Manual flight planning is tedious work. Every time I do it the process takes hours. Originally, I thought it was just me, but upon asking my instructor, he said that it even takes him 2+ hours to do it by hand. That’s for a trip there and back. The 150+ miles, 3 airport (landing toContinue reading “Long Cross-Country Solo”