Folks, I had a good cloud scratching session this arvo. Remember how my last flying lesson went? Well, today was just the complete opposite. It was good! And better still, I can move on to the next phase – climbing and descending. Which we have been doing anyway. Very chuffed to have cleared this hurdle. [...]
Folks, The weather on the west coast has been pretty average this past week. I was supposed to fly today but the weather gods decided otherwise. It’s forecasted to get worse in the next 24 hours. Another week on the ground. Kilo Mike Bravo might just have to wait till next weekend. Also, it’s been [...]
Folks, My learning curve just got a whole lot steeper. Here’s my account of yesterday’s flight. Fairly decent weather for flying today. Not totally clear skies as there were thick cumulus clouds around, probably about 3 Oktas coverage by my simple reckoning as I start to learn to identify and describe cloud conditions. A few [...]
Well folks, I’ve lived to tell the tale. Clear props! Went up in a little Cesna 152 (call sign India-Bravo-Papa ) and was rather surprised how easy it was to take off. I’ve always thought taking off was a lot more complicated but no, it was easy. Surprisingly, it was the taxiing that proved interesting [...]
This wise looking chap was spotted in a gum in the front garden yesterday by Liz while I was off at Tai Chi. The photo is a pretty good result bearing in mind it was taken through the lounge room window and from some distance away. Being ex city folk we had never seen one [...]