Well, after a week of delay due to Hurricane Fay, it was another week of delay due to a fried computer motherboard and processor. I finally got back online Wednesday thanks to the good graces of Dustin at Nexxus Network here in Sylva, NC.
Went to WNC Aviation today for a two hour lesson with the hopes that the fog and clouds would lift, but to no avail. My yard is loving the rain, but sheeze...gimme a break...I'm trying to LEARN HOW TO FLY HERE! Apparently all that had to happen to end our southern drought was for me to sign up for flying lessons. Grrrrr!
I was jonesin' for some time aloft, but had to settle for some review and practice in the plane on the ground. Jordan spent time with me reviewing a plethora of procedures, radio work, pre-flight, emergency procedures, etc. etc.. All great review, and done in Jordan's friendly, chatty way that makes it sink in and stick, while still being fun and valuable. All the while, however; I was stealing jealous sidelong glances of those corporate jets zipping up and down the runway while their pilots (many thousands of hours of experience) laughed at the weather, and rarely bothered to glance out of their glass cockpits at the dim, grey sky.
I'll get there...but this VFR stuff gets old fast when the weather is not cooperating. I'm accelerating my training voluntarily to get things back on track. I hope to fly the family home for Christmas with the in-laws!
I hope Grandma Brinkley will survive the prayer vigil while we're in flight from AVL to PDK.
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Dave,
Nice work! Have been following your progress.
We got washed out by weather also. Nancy and I were going to fly up to Eu Claire with another couple and their Yak 52 as a 2 ship yesterday, my birthday, to see the Blue Angels but it didn't happen and we had dinner together instead.
Back to work tomorrow for seven days.
Cheers,
Dave
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