Today's O-Flight

I had a great Flight today. Me and one other CAP Cadet had an O-Flight from BYY to GLS then back to BYY. The weather was great, we had a Overcast Ceiling of 1,900ft. The Air was slightly Turbulent but not to bad. Once on the Ground at GLS me and the other Cadet swapped seats so he could get some time in the Right Seat. While being a passenger for only the second time in a GA Aircraft I took the time to take pics of the return flight to BYY with my Cell Phone (You'll find the pics at the Bottom of this post).

When we got back to BYY and after I downed some Pizza for a quick Lunch I was given a chance to take another O-Flight and do some some Flight Maneuvers such as Stalls, Steep Turns, Climbing and Descending Turns, Slow Flight and Ground Reference Maneuvers. We even did two Simulated Engine Out Approaches in the field over which we were doing the Ground Reference Maneuvers. We had a lot packed in to the short Flight. After finishing up all the maneuvers we landed the plane at LBX, which was my old home Airport. It was great to be back at LBX. I even saw the old Cessna 152 I flew for most of the time I've logged. I loved flying that old Bird.

If the weather is well I will be making a XC Flight next week to start knocking out my XC time needed for my PPL (Private Pilot Licence).

On to the Pictures. (Beware: The pics came from my Cell Phone and are not very clear)


This is a Pic of BYY as we crossed over Midfield for Runway Three One.

The refinery East of BYY.
LBX as we flew over Midfield Enroute to BYY. Note that the Runway is being resurfaced (Boy did it need that) and you must land on the much narrower Taxi Way.

Highway 288 just east of LBX.

A view of the Gulf Of Mexico just West of GLS out the Left Wing.

The Moody Garden's Pyramid's North of GLS.

Over looking the Marsh west of GLS.

Western tip of Galveston Island

Flying Tomorrow...

Well, it looks like I'll get to fly tomorrow. I can't log the time as it is a Civil Air Patrol O-Flight (Orientation Flight) and the Pilot is not a CFI. Never the less, I'll get to go up and fly around for a while and gain Flight Experience.

Fly Safe All!

+1 For The Weather...

Once again the rainy weather cancels another Flight Lesson. I still may get to fly this weekend, and I have another Lesson set up for a week from now. I hope and pray the weather holds out.

XC Flight

I made a XC (Cross Country) Flight last Friday from BYY to IWS in a Cessna 172K. I got to use a handheld GPS to Navigate for the first time. It was awesome.

Below I attached a picture I took with my Cellphone.

I'm also planing to Fly again this Friday and start knocking out all the XC Flights I need to finish up my Private Pilot License.

No Flight today...

The weather is horrible today so I could not fly. I did meet up with my CFI and we did some ground school. It will be about 2 weeks or so till I can fly again, but when I do go up I'll start on XC flights again. I can't wait.

Flying Again This Friday, Weather looks doubtful.

I'll be doing another Flight Lesson this Friday, but there is a 80% Chance of Rain, and Thunderstorms. It's looking more and more doubtful that I'll get to fly.


I was looking forward to flying on that day, due to the fact that on that same date just one year earlier "The Miracle On the Hudson" took place when Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, and First Officer Jeff Skiles made a forced landing in the Hudson River after the Airbus A320 they were flying lost all thrust in both engines due to a Bird Strike with a flock of Canadian Geese while climbing through 3,200ft on the initial climb out.

Flight Lesson: 01-08-10

After two Months of no Flight lessons I got back in the Left Seat!! On top of that, It was my first time flying with my new CFI, and his 172E. Top notch CFI, and I loved the way the old Vintage 172E flew. It was like the perfect mix between my two favorite Planes. a C152, and a later model C172. Anyway, on to the lesson.

I got to the Airport and met my new CFI. Great guy. We sat in the terminal for a second and talked, while he looked over my Logbook. Then we braved the biting cold on the short walk to the hanger. It was about 35F. I preflighted the Plane then we pulled the old bird out of the hanger and taxied to to Runway Three One. We climbed up to 2,000ft and established cruse. We made a few turns then I put the plane in Slow Flight. After we did slow flight we started doing stalls. We started off with some Approach to landing stalls. After we did those we did some Departure Stalls. My CFI asked me to talk him through what I needed to do for the Departure Stall (to see if I knew the proper way to set it up). I'm glad I did, because the way my old CFI taught me to do them is far from how they should be done. After a few Departure Stalls we headed back to the airport for some Touch and Goes.

We had a a nice 17 Knot Crosswind gusting to 24 Knots. Couple that with a much narrower, shorter runway than I had been using and two months of rust built up on my Airmanship skills and we had a nice challenge for my first few landings. Over all, not to bad.

I had a great time with my new CFI, and flying an old bird like his 172E was a blast.

I'm not sure at this point when I'll get to fly again, it should not be 2 months this time. I'm shooting for a week from now.

I now have 31.8 Hours logged.

Taking Flight Today...

Well, Today's the day!! I can't wait to once again take flight!
The weather is looking great, too.

KBYY 081347Z AUTO 35014G20KT 10SM CLR M02/M09 A3053 RMK AO2 T10201095

My Youtube Channel

Here is a link to the Youtube Channel I use for my Aviation related videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Pilot69047

First Flight Lesson in 2 months

At the end of the week, I'll be getting my first Flight lesson in over two months, my first flight of 2010, and my first time up with my new CFI. I'll be flying a Cessna 172E.