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  • Date: 2021-06-03
  • Time: 13:00
  • Expense: $346.46
    • Ground Instruction: $0.00
      • Rate: $56.00
      • Time: 0.0
    • Flight Instruction: $106.40
      • Rate: $56.00
      • Time: 1.9
    • Plane Rental: $220.80
      • Rate: $138.00
      • Time: 1.6
    • Tax: $19.26
  • Aircraft:
    • Category: Airplane
    • Classification: Single Engine Land
    • Make: Piper
    • Model: Cherokee Warrior II
    • Serial: 28-8316074
    • Identification: N43060
    • Hobbs:
      • In: 2138.80
      • Out: 2140.40
    • Tach:
      • In: 4988.80
      • Out: 4990.20
  • Points of Departure and Arrival:
    • From: KJEF
    • To: KJEF
  • Weather:
    • Official:
      • METAR: 
         KJEF 031753Z 30006KT 10SM FEW050 27/12 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02720117 10272 20178 58005
 KJEF 031853Z 29005KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02780117
    • Observed:
      • Wind: 5kts variable
      • Clouds: Partly cloudy at 5000'
      • Precipitation: 0.0
      • Temperature: 81
      • Humidity: 42
      • Dew Point: 54
      • Pressure: 29.98
      • Visibility: 10sm
  • Covered:
    • Climbs
    • Descents
    • Turns
    • Holding Compass Headings and elevation in turns
    • Traffic Pattern
    • Landing

Lesson Review

FINALLY AIRBORNE!

Man, that felt good. Due to scheduling conflicts and the weather (the real villain here), it had been almost two months (2021-04-13) since my last flight. As I suspected would be the case, that made this a review lesson - but I'm going to have to say that I'm pretty happy with the way it worked out.

Preflight

No issues to report here. I was able to use my newly built FOreFlight checklist, which really seemed to help me keep track of where I was easier.

Taxi

My taxiing game was strong today. I was able to hold the lines well, maintain a "brisk walk" pace and place the plane with confidence. I noticed that when I stopped at the hold short, I must have been applying uneven pressure to the pedals, because at the last second, the plane turned to the left a bit.

Takeoff

I felt like I was more authoritative with the throttle (which was something I was "babying" a bit) and I felt like I kept the centerline pretty well. The climb and turn-out was uneventful (which seems like a great thing in aviation). My climb attitude was a bit extreme, so I'll need to work on that a bit.

Manuevers

As this was a review lesson, we didn't focus on any particular thing - we just flew the plane. That being said, I was able to hold my altitude and heading really well today - and I made a point of looking outside the plane for directional reference and not focusing on the instruments.

My CFI had me pull a few standard rate turns and navigate to specific headings - which I had done before. That gave me the opportunity to "play" with the plane a bit - fiddling the controls here and there, learning how the plane reacted to various inputs.

Landing

On the first touch-and-go, my CFI had me follow through with him while he controlled everything so I could feel everything. For the the second and third, I controlled the directionality of plane in the pattern while he manned the throttle and flaps.

Last Thoughts

Everything about the lesson today felt stronger - and that made me feel great. After quite a bit of frustration (again - the weather hates me), it was awesome to get back into the air. For my next lesson, I'm hoping to practice a few stalls, an emergency landing and actually shoot a landing.

Recap Data

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