Situational Awareness at a Towered Airport

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”

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!”