Got signed off today! I can now fly my bird whenever Wx and time permits. Wow is she a different bird solo! Went well, 4 times around the patch, with one go around. I touched without enough finesse and a bounce I would have corrected with a touch of power with Larry next to me, I decided on my own, fist time out, to not try fixing it and to let the continental ponies out again and get otta there. Next one went just fine. In fact I made the first turn off with nothing more than a touch of brake on my last one. Never made that one quite before.
Learning TW in her was awesome, with much still to learn. I plan on still taking some elective instruction here and there still, as I feel it could be of value. Our local instructors are well seasoned TW pilots themselves, so im sure there is more they can teach me than tne minimums for endorsement.
Im so glad I joined this family, we fly some amazing little birds.
Endorsement Day
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8322
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Re: Endorsement Day
Congratulations, that is awesome! I don't have much time in my 120, but they are lots of fun to fly.
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Come on over to ARB or YIP. I'll buy lunch!
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Congratulations - takes me back 45 years! Glad to hear you had the good judgment to make the go-around when things don't feel quite right. Keep us posted as your adventures continue!
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8322
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I will be in touch, that would be fun! I told a guy on PilotsofAmerica whos looking for his first birx, one of the neatest things with a 120/140 is the close knit commeradre of the group.
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Sure are! This has been the most fun Ive had flying yet... I loved the clubs 172 im in, but not like this... Im anxious to go take the 172 for a hop now though as Larry my instructor says with even the basic TW skills Ive learned that the landings in the 172 will be greasers everytime with no sweat... im only at 15 hours in mine. We had 6 hours bringing her home and 9 of actual dual for my endorsement...
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Thanks. Yea without the nerves of first time out on my own, a touch of power would have smoothed it out, but wasnt going to do that yesterday... besides first time on my own in the TW it was my first time at all on my own in about 4 years... Before buying I had taken about a 4 year hiatus from flying. Anxious to find some decent weather and get out and do more that a few times around patch. It was getting late in day yesterday so no time to have gone out for a little sightseeing...Rob Swanland wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:38 pm Congratulations - takes me back 45 years! Glad to hear you had the good judgment to make the go-around when things don't feel quite right. Keep us posted as your adventures continue!
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Congrats Ray! you earned it!
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