9.6 hours.
I have flown 9.6 hours in the past month (May 11, 2006 - June 10, 2006). While this may not sound like much (and certainly isn’t for many pilots), it is a lot for me. From January 1, 2006 - May 10, 2006 I had logged a total of 6.5 hours. So, you can see that this is a big jump. 8-10 hours per month is what I am shooting for…and will really help me get the private pilot certificate finished up (as well as keep me current once I have the cert).
Lorne and I were out today in N54JA on a cross country to O22 (Columbia). As expected, Lorne got us “lost” and I had to plot my way to KTCY (Tracy). Even though we circled for what seemed like an eternity while I dialed in the SAC (Sacramento) and ECA (Manteca) VORs, my plot to Tracy was dead on. We did a bit of pattern work (short/soft) at Tracy and some Foggles-style unusual attitude recovery on the way back (first time for me…disconcerting, but recovery was pretty decent).
I almost forgot to mention that the winds at KSQL (San Carlos) upon our return were 260 at 20 kts gusting 25…fun.
Solo on Tuesday to practice short/soft T/O & landing. Ground brush up on Wednesday with Lorne, and the cross country phase check on Thursday. It’s going to be a busy week.