Today marks 1 year since my intro flight with Tyson at Goose Creek… so of course I had to go somewhere if at all possible.. and lucky for me it was. I did my first X-Country flight in about 6 months.. and carried my first non-pilot passenger… and it was even her first time on [...]
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One Year Mark.. First Passenger!
July 24, 2005
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Getting Night Current at Goose Creek 28A
July 15, 2005
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I went up with Matt last night in the archer… I’ve not done any night flying since meeting the requirements back in Dec. It was a nice reminder of just how enjoyable night time can be… it’s cooler.. there are no thermals to deal with… and it’s a lot easier to see other planes around [...]
So I’m a pilot now
June 22, 2005
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A few delays aside… yesterday I went for the check ride.. and now I’m a newly minted official pilot.. of the private variety. So what this means.. is that the FAA considers me safe enough to carry any passengers who are crazy enough to want to go flying with me. Only about 2% of the [...]
R.I.P 4TK
May 10, 2005
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They hauled off the wreckage of N714TK the other day… this was the plane I did most of my primary flight training in. I was there when it happened too… waiting for the guy before me to return from a cross country flight. This has been just one of many setbacks and delays in my [...]
