ET's Info-Stew

Mike took me up in his Ercoupe again today, this time to practice landings. He thought I did pretty well with normal flight last time, so he wanted to see how I handled landing. We tried going up yesterday, but the valley was so hazy that conditions were IMC the entire day. It wasn't a wasted day, though. Spending time at the airport, even just sitting there, is enjoyable. I must really have an affinity for this.

At 7:45 I checked the KLVK ATIS from our apartment (I figured out how to get good signal). Information Quebec said winds were calm, the sky was clear, and visibility was good. No doubt about it - we'd be flying today. Jenny came along to take pictures. I feel bad dragging her along for this, but she said she really enjoyed herself. After dropping Jenny off at a place she could park and observe, Mike and I headed back to his hangar. After we walked around the Ercoupe and added some oil, he pulled out the plane and tried to get it started. For thirty minutes he tried to start the plane.

The father of Jenny's friend Crystal, Mike, owns an Ercoupe 2-seater and stores it in a north-east hanger at Livermore Municipal Airport (KLVK). He is a very nice guy and likes taking people up in his plane, if nothing else than because it gives him an excuse to fly. All he asks in return is a Mountain Dew, though I think in the future I will offer to pay for half the fuel if he takes me up.