Lesson 23

DATE: 25th April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

ROUTE: CHD --> {Southern Training Area}  --> KCHD

DURATION: 1.0hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 3

TOTAL TIME: 46.2 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Re-visited stalls and steep turns.

Next Flight - 30th April 

Solo Cross Country 2 : >200nm

DATE: 22nd April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

ROUTE: CHD --> KPRC / KPRC --> E25 --> KCHD

DURATION: 3.5hrs PiC

LANDINGS: 3

TOTAL TIME: 45.2 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Long cross country. Departed KCHD. Class bravo transition to KPRC. Stopped at KPRC. Then departed to E25. Departed E25 back to KCHD. Part of the flight had to be a previously un-visited airport.

Next Flight - 25th April 

Lesson 22 - Stage 3 check

DATE: 21st April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172N N734HC 

ROUTE: CHD --> GOLDFIELD --> CHD

DURATION: 1.0hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 1

TOTAL TIME: 41.7 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Stage 3 stage check with one of the chief CFI's. Had to navigate to an unknown private strip and then divert. Hood work. Back to CHD.

Next Flight - 22nd April (long solo cross country)

getmypplcast #006 / First Solo Cross Country

This audiocast covers part of my first solo cross country flight. I flew KCHD -> KTUS -> KRYN and back to KCHD. I am sharing the audio from my initial contact with Tucson Approach through to leaving the active runway at KTUS. As you will hear 

The Flight - 18th April 2012 / C172N N734HC 

Direct Link 

getmypplcast #006

KTUS Audio

Want to share with you a small piece of audio from my solo flight today. Soon I will release more audio from this flight.


Today, I was cleared for take off on 11L shortly after two F16's landed on the same runway. Was expecting 11R which is generally used by GA. Ended up having a American Airlines lining up and waiting behind, plus a Southwest 737 on a 5nm final to the same runway.


KTUS 11L Audio

Solo Cross Country 1

DATE: 18th April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172N N734HC 

ROUTE: CHD --> KTUS --> KRYN --> CHD

DURATION: 2.7hrs PiC

LANDINGS: 3

TOTAL TIME: 40.7 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - First solo cross country to KTUS and KRYN.

Next Flight - 20th April (stage 3 check)

Correction in total hours

Seems I have lost track of my total hours on this blog. Have updated my logbook this evening.


New corrected hours are as follows;
Total FAA Training = 38hrs
Total FAA PiC = 6.7hrs
Total FAA Night = 3.5hrs (10 landings)
Total FAA Cross Country = 7.3hrs
Total (FAA + JAA) = 83.5hrs