Lucky me, I got to go flying this afternoon, and the weather was perfect for practising climbs, descents and turns (including steep turns, which we did out over Frenchman's Bay)!
On take-off, we noticed a purple tent out on the island... what was going on?!
We decided to do a few circuits when we came back from our local east, and I managed to snag some photos of the commotion from the air. It seems there is some sort of runway run tomorrow they are setting up for, and a music festival or some such today.
On take-off, we noticed a purple tent out on the island... what was going on?!
We decided to do a few circuits when we came back from our local east, and I managed to snag some photos of the commotion from the air. It seems there is some sort of runway run tomorrow they are setting up for, and a music festival or some such today.
Another thing we worked on today was slips and slipping turns. It's amazing how much one forgets when one doesn't do it regularly!!! (Makes me think of the importance of purposeful practice for our students at school -- once or twice is not enough... and it has to be context-embedded.)
I will do my best to review visually in my mind over the next 24 hours: Pull out ALL power before initiating the slip, make sure airspeed is in the white arc (don't overspeed the flaps), and developing automaticity with my overshoot procedures, especially remembering to put the nose in the climb attitude!!!
Oh, if only I had more time and money to practise regularly!
I will do my best to review visually in my mind over the next 24 hours: Pull out ALL power before initiating the slip, make sure airspeed is in the white arc (don't overspeed the flaps), and developing automaticity with my overshoot procedures, especially remembering to put the nose in the climb attitude!!!
Oh, if only I had more time and money to practise regularly!
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