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”
SkyVector.com Manually Entering Waypoints
Place the cursor in the white box to begin typing. Waypoints Airport Enter ICAO code Examples: 06C, KMKE VOR/NDB Station Enter the ICAO code Examples: OBK, DPA, TII VOR/NDB Radial and Distance AAABBBCCC AAA is the 3-digit ICAO Code BBB is the 3 digit radial CCC is the 3 digit distance in nautical miles. EnterContinue reading “SkyVector.com Manually Entering Waypoints”
Beyond My Limits…So Far
METAR: KXXX 021917Z AUTO 25011G20KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2954 RMK AO2 T00970005 So far, Mother Nature has had two modes with me – terribly gust winds or low ceilings. Today turned into the former, but when I arrived at the airport it did not look that bad. Originally it was 11 to 20 knots mostlyContinue reading “Beyond My Limits…So Far”
Holy crap, I soloed!
There are surprisingly few AMEs in the area by me given how many people. It took a little bit of calling around to find one that could take me in. It became especially urgent when the word “solo” starting floating around. The evaluation was pretty quick and straightforward. My blood pressure was a little elevatedContinue reading “Holy crap, I soloed!”
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