Aviation
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. -Psalm 18:10
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One sad, and four happy, North American AT-6s |
I am a private pilot with an instrument rating. I have about 200 hours, which isn't much, I know, but I've managed to get the instrument rating, along with high performance and complex sign-offs, and a Ground Instructor's license! I've flown an Arrow at 175 knots through a driving rainstorm, taken my mom on a 2-hour night cross-country into Class B, flown from Panamá to Isla del Rey, done spins under the hood, and flown IFR into Meigs Field (one of the prettiest airports in the world). There are still quite a few things I want to do in aviation, but I'll take what I've got so far! |
While I was getting my license, I kept a journal. During my training (four and a half months from first flight to checkride!), we had some major air catastrophes: ValuJet, TWA flight 800, and Jessica Dubroff. These were in addition to the headlines I almost made myself a couple of times! Go here to read the journal I kept while being tamed and humiliated by the airplane.
Over the bay of Panamá in a 172 |
Isla del Rey |
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Chicago, from the cockpit of an Archer |
At Meigs Field, in an Arrow |
What page on Aviation would be complete without High Flight
I'll admit it -- it took me two tries to get my instrument ride out of the way. I
Here are some things I've picked up along the way. Some are dumb, some are funny, some are serious. But they're all about flying!
© 1998 Dan McGlaun