ET's Info-Stew

Finally, after over eight months, I climbed back into the left seat of a Cessna 172. Tom from Centennial Flyers checked me out in N6346D, a Cessna 172M. We did three circuits in the pattern, the first a touch-and-go, the second a go-around, and the third a power-off emergency simulation to a full stop. Both landings were pretty darn good. But I was a little rusty in some procedures. The go-around took me off guard and I neglected to apply full power, the #1 thing you need to do. The soft-field approach (which preceeded the go-around) wasn't really soft-field technique. My radio work wasn't rusty at all though, so that was awesome.

Now that I'm checked out and in the scheduling system, I can fly whenever I want! Jenny and I are hoping to fly sometime this weekend, weather permitting. Today was a gorgeous day, and it will be great to see more of Colorado from a few thousand feet AGL.