Well, when I showed up for some ground study since my plane had been taken, I noticed that the plane was in the hangar. Turns out the prop governor quit working the flight before. D. said he’d try to complete everything in one flight tomorrow evening. Provided that the plane is back in service by then (it should be) and no one takes the plane (at 6pm, I might get away with it, but who knows).
As I suspected, I’m not flying today. It seems they took the plane for someone’s check ride. I’m going in to do some ground study instead.
I’m supposed to fly today at 2pm. The weather is beautiful, although slightly windy and gusty, which means the plane will probably go down for maintenance. I’ve still got the same two flights left. Plane was down for maintenance on Monday. There’s supposed to be two 172-RG’s, but the other one is down with bad gear actuators and has been for weeks. This means all training and all check rides happen in one plane, so I’ve been scheduled every other day, rather than every day. I guess since I’ve only got two flights left, and I’m leaving this weekend, it…
I got to go flying with Berck today! Last night Berck told me he had an 8 a.m. flight. “I bet my instructor would let you ride in the back.” So we got up early this morning and drove over to the airport. Mike was like, “Sure. But we’re just doing pattern work.” That means flying around and around the airport practicing landings. He even got me a headset to wear. Berck is currently flying a Cessna 172 with retractable gear. Which means he has to remember to pull them up and put them down each time around. The first…
KOUN 231633Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM OVC017 07/02 A3003 RMK AO2 That’s overcast at 1,700ft. Which means I didn’t take my stage check today either. At least I’ll have lots of time to cook dinner for Joanna.