This morning I was planning on completing my required 150 mile cross country. I woke up at the ungodly hour of 5:20 AM to plan the flight and check the weather. I originally wanted to fly from my home airport @ Apple Valley (KAPV) out to Jean Nevada (0L7), but after checking the weather conditions [...]
Category Archives: Cessna 172
Night Flying Cross Country: Temecula (F70)
Posted by geoffpasley on June 7, 2011
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Quick update about how things are going before I dive in. The instructor that I’ve had since October just moved and I had to find a new CFI. His name is Bob and I’ve never flown with him or even spoke with him before last night. On top of that, I’ve never flown at night [...]
Cross Country: Lancaster (KWJF)
Posted by geoffpasley on April 23, 2011
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Update: Here are some pictures that I snapped on my solo cross-country to KWJF on 6/19/11 Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer var so = new SWFObject(“http://www.db798.com/pictobrowserp.swf”, “PictoBrowser”, “640″, “598″, “8″, “#EEEEEE”); so.addVariable(“source”, “album”); so.addVariable(“userName”, “geoffpasley”); so.addVariable(“names”, “FlightblogHQ04242011Part2″); so.addVariable(“albumId”, “5642421246311766257″); so.addVariable(“titles”, “off”); so.addVariable(“displayNotes”, “always”); so.addVariable(“thumbAutoHide”, “off”); so.addVariable(“imageSize”, “original”); so.addVariable(“vAlign”, “top”); so.addVariable(“vertOffset”, “0″); so.addVariable(“colorHexVar”, “EEEEEE”); so.addVariable(“initialScale”, [...]
Unsupervised Solo
Posted by geoffpasley on April 10, 2011
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Do you remember the time when you first got your driver’s license? You took your car out on your own and no one was there to analyze or criticize your driving; it was just you and the open road. You never forget that feeling. Today I felt the same rush of emotions when I showed [...]
Solo Progress
Posted by geoffpasley on April 6, 2011
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Just a quick update of my progress. I just got back from an afternoon flight. My instructor and I have been working on getting in some local solo work and the weather hasn’t been cooperating with us the past few weeks (more like 8 weeks). Today wasn’t any different: Wheels-up @ 4:30 – Weather Conditions [...]
Crowded Skies
Posted by geoffpasley on February 13, 2011
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Today marked only the second flight that I was the solo pilot-in-command. The weather conditions were great for flying: Weather Conditions (KAPV): Temperature: 49 °F Dew Point: 19 °F Wind: 6 mph (SSE) Gusts: 10 mph (S) Pressure: 30.16in My instructor likes to see how the conditions are and how comfortable I look behind the [...]
Solo Flight
Posted by geoffpasley on February 6, 2011
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After 17 flight hours I finally was ready for my first solo. Although weather conditions were not on our side this morning, both my instructor and I were confident that I was ready and capable of getting the job done. Weather Conditions (KAPV): Temperature: 58 °F Dew Point: 28 °F Wind: 8 mph (NE) Gusts: [...]
Flight to a New Airport
Posted by geoffpasley on January 16, 2011
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Today began like the other half-dozen sessions before. We began with pattern work at my home airport (KAPV). After about 3-4 touch-and-go’s we departed to the south and climbed to 4,500 feet (KAPV @ 3,056 feet). After we reached our cruse altitude we turn northeast toward Southern California Logistics Airport (KVCV). After the turn came [...]
2011 Flight Trainning Begins
Posted by geoffpasley on January 9, 2011
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Quick update today. This was the first flight of the new year. I couldn’t have asked for better conditions, Weather Conditions: Temperature: 45.6 °F Dew Point: 31.5 °F Wind: 11mph (WSW) Gusts: 15.0mph (WSW) Pressure: 29.96in Spent most of the time working in the pattern, preparing for my first solo. Also worked on some emergency [...]
Last Flight of 2010
Posted by geoffpasley on December 31, 2010
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These past few weeks have been terrible conditions for flying in California. Between high wind conditions and rain today has been the first day in 2 weeks that I’ve been able to get off the ground. Even though the weather has been so miserable lately today was a great day to fly! Weather Conditions: Temperature: [...]