Logbook Description: pattern, FIRST SOLO !!!

Well today was a fun filled day. First of all my Birthday was today, I turned 16. All day at school all I could think about was the flight I was going to have after track practice. After practice I went home took a shower and went on my way to the airport to what I was hoping would be my solo day. Well I got a call from my instructor on the way there about how the wind had become out of my solo limits. Sadly, that means no solo time in the logbook for me then. Then we got there and he had me take a pre-solo knowledge test. I did ok not as good as I thought I would but hey you cant win them all. After we did that real quick my family and Ryan my instructor went across the street for dinner. O how good was the cheeseburger. I ate it down like I had not ate in 5 days. I, being me called the ASOS about 50 times to check on the wind. Finally, it was getting better so Ryan and I left right when we were done and preflighted and got the plane ready. So time for start up, we taxi to 36 and take off. No planes in the pattern it looked like so I flew 2 patterns with him, him not helping or talking for any of it. Then we taxi off the runway he unbuckles his seat belt and says good luck. I was first in shock when he closed the door. Like "Wow I'm really doing this." Then I get up and look for traffic and takeoff and Ill tell you what my pattern was as good as I could get. A little high but it was fine, and heard a VOR approach for 25 the intersection runway so I stayed in contact with him the whole time making sure we wouldn't hit each other.
He went missed so I didn't have to do a 360 on base, final. And I ended up making the best landing of my flying career. Then I taxied back and did it all over again. Only this time I was way high all the way through. I finally get on final and way high so i ease everything off. Still high, what to do hmmmm.... Go around well finally I get withing about 500ft of my abort point and land it. I was a little hot coming in about 68kts but I made it didn't I. Taxied back to hanger got pictures, shirt cut, and all the other things that come with a birthday. Well late now so I'm going to go and write later. PICTURES WILL BE ON SOON AS WELL AS A VIDEO!!!!!
COMMENT PLEASE,
Until Next Time,
Pilot Ian

Pics From My Trip

Here are pics of the Piper Cub I flew in. It was fun times down in Cincy.



Buckling Up



Getting told how to fly the thing.



Time To Taxi.



Takeoff (Oh How Sweet)



This Was when we first landed at Sporty's (I69).



Until Solo,
Ian

Last Post Till I Fly by Myself

T shirts cut off when you solo.

Well its been a short journey so far through my flight training. I think its gone awfully fast and cant wait for more adventures to come. But the task at hand is how I am almost ready to solo. Now I turn 16 May 11 that would mean Monday is my Birthday.... O YAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! I get my medical tomorrow, so we will have that out of the way. And now all Ill have to do is focus on my SOLO flight. Lets reflect on my flight training so far. Hmmm well the first event that was a big deal was my first flight it was great fun and brought me to were I am now. The next major thing was stalls now I know its not a big deal but they were for me at first. But now I'm comfortable with them for the most part. Then the next big thing was my trip last weekend probably the most fun I have had in a while. Fun= Flying All Day. So yes with just a little over 20 hours I believe I can take N6186T up for a whirl around the pattern by myself. Now all I have to worry about is that dang old weather to shape up cause right now its calling for rain. Well that's it please comment and give any advice you may have I would greatly appreciate it.
Until Next Time,
Ian

Sportys Day

Well this 3 day weekend was a great one. I got to get out of school Friday for my instructor was going down to Sportys to get one of there Cessna 172's worked on for it was left in a hail storm before they bought it. Stupid? But anyway we took off around 7:30-8am ish and landed o about and hour, hour and a half later. The trip down there was beautiful we had an IFR clearance cause there were a few clouds. Ryan decided to shoot the GPS approach to runway 22 at I69 but we ended up getting vectors till we had the visual then cancelled our IFR Flight Plan. Then when we got there we taxied to the work hanger and met a nice guy that drove us over to the Sporty's Building. I thought it was pretty cool since I have always wanted to go to Sportys and now I was actually there. We went inside and hung out for a while waiting for a courtesy car. I called up a friend that lives in Cincy and we met him at KLUK and ate lunch. When we went to KLUK it was beautiful. The perfect mix between turbine and prop planes. So anyways after we ate we went back to Sportys and Dave (Friend) asked if we wanted to pull out his friends Piper J3 Cub and I was nervous but went for it. He got in and real quick got current then had me get in the back and we went for an hour flight around Cincy. I really had a tough time flying it at first and then got used to the fact its a taildragger 1946. Then we went back to I69 and Ryan got in and they did 3 patterns to the grass strip to the right of 22. Then I got back in and we did a quick hop to KLUK to get gas. The ATC was cool it was the first time I really talked to ATC so it was an experience. Then we got down fueled up and taxied back and went back to Sportys. Perfect timeing for the Cessna 172 was done when we got the Cub back in its hanger. So we said our goodbyes and packed all up into the Cessna. We got the IFR Plan back to Findlay. It was bad weather on the way home we had rain and in the clouds for 90% of the time I thought. But we made it back safely we landed and put it in the hanger. I'm glad I got this chance and plane to go to KLUK alot in the summer for its a wonderful airport I thought. Well I get my medical on Wednesday and solo on May 11 hopefully with about 20 hours in my logbook. Pics of my trip coming soon.
Leave Comments , And Until Next Time,
Ian