Comments for Looking To The Sky http://lookingtothesky.com Jason's adventures learning to fly Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on WARNING: Don’t Takeoff With Full Flaps! by Taylor http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/06/warning-dont-takeoff-with-full-flaps/#comment-129 Taylor Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:29:00 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=673#comment-129 My very fist solo, on like my third takeoff, I was so excited to go, I didn't realize I had my flaps all the way down until I was turning onto the runway. After crapping my pants even more because of this, I retracted them and continued on. My very fist solo, on like my third takeoff, I was so excited to go, I didn’t realize I had my flaps all the way down until I was turning onto the runway. After crapping my pants even more because of this, I retracted them and continued on.

]]> Comment on Trying Out Hang Gliding by Jason Gill http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/09/trying-out-hang-gliding/#comment-128 Jason Gill Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:23:00 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=741#comment-128 Yeah, you've never been nearly as much of a jerk like this guy! I just purchased the 2012 Pilot Test Prep book and will be using it along with some online sites for studying to take my test. I'm going to then get some practice tests done. I know I've really slacked on this, but it is something I had to get going again on my own time. Life was pretty chaotic this summer and I'm now MAKING the time to do this rather than hoping I'll just do it. I'll keep in touch! Hope all is going well! Yeah, you’ve never been nearly as much of a jerk like this guy!

I just purchased the 2012 Pilot Test Prep book and will be using it along with some online sites for studying to take my test. I’m going to then get some practice tests done.

I know I’ve really slacked on this, but it is something I had to get going again on my own time. Life was pretty chaotic this summer and I’m now MAKING the time to do this rather than hoping I’ll just do it. I’ll keep in touch!

Hope all is going well!

]]> Comment on Trying Out Hang Gliding by R Payne http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/09/trying-out-hang-gliding/#comment-127 R Payne Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:13:00 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=741#comment-127 Well, I am sorry that that ended up being such a disappointing experience. Just an FYI, I have several students that are (or have already) taken their checkride... and passed! You could and should be one of them, upcoming. I hope your experience with hang gliding gets you back in to the plane so we can wrap things up... You're so close!!! I hope to see you soon, RP ps-I may be a jerk from time to time but I promise you will never, EVER, catch me wearing "jorts." Well, I am sorry that that ended up being such a disappointing experience. Just an FYI, I have several students that are (or have already) taken their checkride… and passed! You could and should be one of them, upcoming. I hope your experience with hang gliding gets you back in to the plane so we can wrap things up… You’re so close!!!

I hope to see you soon,

RP

ps-I may be a jerk from time to time but I promise you will never, EVER, catch me wearing “jorts.”

]]> Comment on WARNING: Don’t Takeoff With Full Flaps! by Steve http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/06/warning-dont-takeoff-with-full-flaps/#comment-125 Steve Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:29:00 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=673#comment-125 Great post, and I found it specifically because "a friend of mine" did the same thing (though with full flaps). A 172 will take off, at least from a touch and go, with full flaps at a low enough airspeed not to damage the flaps, but performs pretty horribly (the takeoff is more like a ballooning up, not the gentle tug you normally have to do to get it off the ground). It is very similar to doing a go around with the flaps out, where you must apply full power, control the ballooning, and gently ease out the flaps in stages. From the search results I found, it appears to be a right of passage during solo cross country flight. Just like you, I will certainly never make that mistake again. Great post, and I found it specifically because “a friend of mine” did the same thing (though with full flaps). A 172 will take off, at least from a touch and go, with full flaps at a low enough airspeed not to damage the flaps, but performs pretty horribly (the takeoff is more like a ballooning up, not the gentle tug you normally have to do to get it off the ground). It is very similar to doing a go around with the flaps out, where you must apply full power, control the ballooning, and gently ease out the flaps in stages.

From the search results I found, it appears to be a right of passage during solo cross country flight. Just like you, I will certainly never make that mistake again.

]]> Comment on WARNING: Don’t Takeoff With Full Flaps! by Nesa K http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/06/warning-dont-takeoff-with-full-flaps/#comment-124 Nesa K Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:58:00 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=673#comment-124 Excellent story. I like the pictures. Did you also take the pictures Cessna Takeoff and Cessna Flaps? Excellent story. I like the pictures. Did you also take the pictures Cessna Takeoff and Cessna Flaps?

]]> Comment on WARNING: Don’t Takeoff With Full Flaps! by Terry http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/06/warning-dont-takeoff-with-full-flaps/#comment-123 Terry Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:26:00 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=673#comment-123 Hey this is awesome. Hey this is awesome.

]]> Comment on Taking In The Sunny Weather by Jason http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/05/taking-in-the-sunny-weather/#comment-121 Jason Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:54:45 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=629#comment-121 That is awesome. It is still a fun little plane! How did you find out about Looking To The Sky? That is awesome. It is still a fun little plane! How did you find out about Looking To The Sky?

]]> Comment on Taking In The Sunny Weather by Michael Schuyler http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/05/taking-in-the-sunny-weather/#comment-120 Michael Schuyler Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:01:22 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=629#comment-120 I learned to fly in N66589 in 1976. The plane was then based at Herbert Smartt airport in Macon, Georgia. It was orange and white at the time. I now live on Bainbridge Island, Washington, just north of you. I learned to fly in N66589 in 1976. The plane was then based at Herbert Smartt airport in Macon, Georgia. It was orange and white at the time. I now live on Bainbridge Island, Washington, just north of you.

]]> Comment on Happy Birthday To Me! by Fred http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/04/happy-birthday-to-me/#comment-108 Fred Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:25:58 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=615#comment-108 Cool! Glad you found a fun hobby not computer-related as I do often. Fred Cool! Glad you found a fun hobby not computer-related as I do often.
Fred

]]> Comment on Soloed at Twin Oaks! by James http://lookingtothesky.com/2011/04/soloed-at-twin-oaks/#comment-99 James Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:01:17 +0000 http://lookingtothesky.com/?p=596#comment-99 Was great to see you out there again, keep up the good work. I was on the air at the same time as you... Was good hearing those radio calls all the way round. Nicely done! Was great to see you out there again, keep up the good work. I was on the air at the same time as you… Was good hearing those radio calls all the way round. Nicely done!

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