Into the wild blue yonder..........

wesalbert said:
That sucks. I can't believe they don't have anything up there.
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Yeah, Many moons ago I worked at an airport and probably could have gotten discount flying lessons but at the time there was no way I could afford it. Now that I can afford it I can't find anybody within reasonable driving distance to train me. Sa La Vie.......

What training material are you using? Jeppesen, ASA, Cessna, other? Just curious as to what's good and easy to absorb. May do some pre-training on my own.
 
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Nothing much really. Just the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook and the Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Other than that the FAR/AIM and learning as we go. Watched videos online and some of the Kings schools online stuff.
 
SilvrSRT10 said:
Yeah, Many moons ago I worked at an airport and probably could have gotten discount flying lessons but at the time there was no way I could afford it. Now that I can afford it I can't find anybody within reasonable driving distance to train me. Sa La Vie.......

What training material are you using? Jeppesen, ASA, Cessna, other? Just curious as to what's good and easy to absorb. May do some pre-training on my own.
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i went with jeppesen. far too much information in it to be practical. your best with the video's imo
 
wesalbert said:
Nothing much really. Just the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook and the Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Other than that the FAR/AIM and learning as we go. Watched videos online and some of the Kings schools online stuff.
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Have you seen this? Don't know how much help it might be but it's interesting to see the explanation along with the graphic.

http://pilottutor.org/
 
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If you guys are looking for a great school, look here:

http://www.accessibleaviation.com/

My friend Carl Nuzzo owns the school. It is located in Columbus, MS. (another one starting up in Long Beach, CA). He's a retired ANG F-16 pilot (also UPT instructor). You can test at his school. He even calls in FAA examiners to issue your license at times. He did my CFI/II last Oct.

Let me know if I can help.
 
Prepping today for a long day tomorrow. First Cross Country. We have the plane from 8am-1pm. :rock:

Been doing some home work. Figuring out flight plans, fuel usage, playing in FS with the VOR's.

I can't wait, finally get to fly somewhere that is further away than 20 miles.
 
:rock::rock::rock:enjoy:congrats::congrats::congrats:
 
Well, today went great.
When I got to the airport this morning, there was fog and was IFR (visibility was crap) at both out departing airport as well as our destination airports. After about an hour it had lifted at Lantana and was projected to be gone by the time we arrived over at the west coast.
I called in weather, filed my flight plan, and away we went.
By the time we got about 10 miles out from Lantana it was hazy and clouds at about 2500 feet. We climbed to about 6500 for our trip to the west coast. This got us above the clouds. Once up there it was actually a pretty nice day out. Very little turbulence up there. The instructor was going over VOR navigation. Since I was practicing in Flight Sim I had this down. Flew right over the top of the first one. Then set up for the second that was on the field at out first airport we were landing at. Charlotte Co (PGD) or Punta Gorda. This was an odd airport. Not really the airport itself, but that fact that it being an uncontrolled airport (no tower), it has commercial airlines that run in and out. I got stuck taking off behind one. We waited a bit after it took off (wake turbulence). This landing and take off was uneventful. Nice and easy.
Next onto Page field (FMY) or Fort Myers. For this one we just followed the GPS. Just flew south a few minutes. Made a radio call to the tower, got cleared to land. This landing was pretty good also. Once we landed, called up to ground control for taxi back to the runway. Got cleared and lined up behind a jet and another Cessna 172. After a few minutes another Cessna got stacked behind us. After about 15 minutes, the tower had the Cessna behind us turn around on the taxiway was and was approved for an intersection take off. Once he was gone, the tower had me turn around (I let the instructor get us turned around, I would have been in the grass) and they approved us for an intersection take off. Once I took off they had me turn to the north even though I was supposed to be flying North East. Apparently the jet got cleared and I needed to get out of the way. :D After the jet was off the tower put me back on course and back to Lantana we went.
On the way back again it was getting cloudy. We went back up above them. Beautiful day up top still. Once we got to the east of Lake O, we started our decent when we saw an opening in the clouds. Weather was still hazy with winds at 10kts gusting to 14kts. Not bad, definatly been in worse.
Made our way back to the airport and landed.
Total time for today was 3.1 hours of flying. Should have been about a half hour less, but because of the delays at both airports it increased the time a bit.
Next flight, a short cross country. Lantana>Okeechobee>Stuart>Lantana.
 
i was told by my new instructor that going above the clouds was not permitted under VFR
but my first instructor took me up there? hmmm
 
If I were solo, no I couldn't have gone up there. Must have a visual of the ground.
 
61.89 General limitations.

(a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft:


(6) With a flight or surface visibility of less than 3 statute miles during daylight hours or 5 statute miles at night;

(7) When the flight cannot be made with visual reference to the surface
 
scoobert said:
i was told by my new instructor that going above the clouds was not permitted under VFR
but my first instructor took me up there? hmmm
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If your instructor is rated for IFR flight and he was under positive control, he/she can get an IFR clearance through the clouds, come out on top in VFR conditions, and then cancel IFR to continue VFR (with the proper cloud clearance).

So what an instructor can do and a student can do are separate topics.
 
wesalbert said:
61.89 General limitations.

(a) A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft:


(6) With a flight or surface visibility of less than 3 statute miles during daylight hours or 5 statute miles at night;

(7) When the flight cannot be made with visual reference to the surface
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very good to know. i think IFR is required for a CFI, right?
 
Going up again on Sunday. Getting excited. Second to last dual flight (with flight instructor).
LNA to OBE to SUA to LNA (Lantana to Okeechobee to Stuart back to Lantana).

Then all I have is a night flight to Ft Pierce or Vero Beach and back. With Instructor
Check ride for solo
Solo Lantana, Punta Gorda, Ft Myers, back to Lantana
Solo Lantana, Okeechobee, Stuart, Lantana
Verbal and Written tests
FAA check ride

Going to get video of this weekends flight with the GoPro :rock:
 
going to be a GREAT day for flying tomorrow.
Winds WSW @ 3kts, 6 or more miles visibility, clear skies.
We are stopping at Okechobee for breakfast. Supposedly there is a good place that is cheap at the field. My guess is then by Stuart we will be stopping for a bathroom break :D
 
Good day of flying today. For such little wind, it sure was bumpy though.
Left your of Lantana to Okechobeee. Pretty easy flight. About 45 minute. Just enjoyed the scenery. I was decending towards the airport (uncontrolled) and spotted another plane heading towards me :ahhhhh:. I think he spotted me at the same time. We both turn and there was plenty of space between us. I had a good landing at Okeechobee. There was a little cross wind. Landed with the right wheel first, then left, then nose. Instructor complemented me on the landing. Said it was good. A little off center, but a nice touch down.
We ate lunch at Okeechobee. Missed breakfast by a few minutes. Oh well.
Left Okeechobee and headed towards Stuart. Not awhole lot out there. Just followed a canal that leads straight to the airport. Called up the tower, landed, pulled back around and off we went towards Lantana.
For Lantana we flew along the beach. Once we got to Jupiter inlet, got ready to call Palm Beach approach. Made my call and approved through their airspace to Lantana. On the way to Lantana we headed a little further south so I could fly over my house :D Then backtracked a little bit and landed at Lantana. Had a great landing there. Landed on the centerline, nice touchdown. Couldn't ask for a better one. :rock:

Next week... night flight to Ft Pierce.
 
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