I went up to Paul’s house this past weekend to pick up some fiberglass insulation he wanted to get rid of. Perfect! I needed a few pieces to finish up the basement. We decided to make a half-day of the visit and take a hike to the hidden waterfall in the Ridge. There was a […]
Archives for November 2006
Flight School – Lesson #13 – 10AM-NOON – Go Arounds and Forward Slip
I told you I would let you know how I did on the pre-solo written test. I did well. My instructor and I discussed the test and I got everything right…maybe too right. I think they were looking for general ideas and I gave them every last detail. One good thing is that it pushed […]
Flight School – Lesson #12 – 8AM-10AM – Engine Out Procedures and Presolo Written Exam
I know this post is a little late. Things have been busy lately, so my apologies. This lesson was on Friday, Nov.17. We decided to check my mad skillz on landings again. We are prepping for my solo. You know the drill by now, take off, do the pattern and land for some touch and […]
The Pickle Festival in Rosendale, NY
This is pretty cool. We went to the Pickle Festival in Rosendale this past Sunday. Laura said she saw a sign for it on the road and then emailed me a link. I checked out their site and was intrigued, to say the least. “What the heck is a pickle festival?” I asked myself. Then […]
Flight School – Lesson #11 – 8AM-10AM – Spin Awareness & Recovery
This lesson was a really cool one. We started off by making the decision whether or not we would even go up. The winds were 10KTS and gusting at 20KTS. Yigal asked if I wanted to do it, of course I said yes. If I ever want to land at Block Island, I would have […]
Corporate Jargon – You Gotta Love It
You gotta love this…if you work in an office, you most certainly have heard the following sample list of corporate jargon. Perhaps you haven’t heard all of them, but I am sure you have had the pleasure of listening to the cooler people in your office rattle these things off, day in and day out. […]
The Toll Booth Drag Race
Here is the scene – you are on a nice trip with your family (or just on your way to work, like me) cruising down the highway and you cross a beautiful river…ahh, the Hudson River. You cross the Newburgh-Beacon bridge to stumble upon the toll booths that are on the Beacon side of the […]
Trees From The National Arbor Day Foundation Received
A while back, I ordered some trees from The National Arbor Day Foundation. I received the Norway Spruce trees the other day, but found the bulk of the other trees sitting on my front porch last night, when I pulled in the driveway from work. I was a little curious about the size of them. […]
Stick and Rudder – An Explanation of the Art of Flying
I finally received the book, “Stick and Rudder.” This book was recommended to me from a nice guy I met a few weeks ago, named Al. He is a Private Pilot and we had a great conversation for about an hour on the topic. This is supposed to be the “Bible” for any student pilot. […]
Flight School – Lesson #10 – 8AM-10AM – Learning Landings
I felt good today. Maybe it was because of the recent change from Daylight Savings Time back to normal time. I have been waking up early because it’s now lighter out at 6:30AM than it used to be. Whatever the reason, I was on. I had to rethink my lesson strategy after my last two […]