1st GoPro Video

Check out the following link for my first GoPro video. I am still working on getting the audio from my MP3 recorder on top of the video feed. Hopefully this will be working by the next time I make a video.


The video is from my 0.6hr PiC flight on Saturday morning. Turns out the wind was too strong in the practice area. Also, the visibility wasn't the best so I cut the flight short. The wind was pretty much down the runway but well within my capability.


The next video opportunity will be on Saturday.


GoPro YouTube video

Lesson 27

DATE: 27th May 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

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

DURATION: 0.9hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 2

TOTAL TIME: 52.6 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Practised stage 4 stage check. 

Next Flight - 2nd June  

Solo 11

DATE: 26th May 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

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

DURATION: 0.6hrs PiC

LANDINGS: 1

TOTAL TIME: 51.7 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Flight to review air work pre checkride. Vis. bad. Turned around after leaving the Class D and headed back to the airport.

Next Flight - 27th May 

Written Passed

Passed my written Sunday morning. Celebrated with a 0.9hr dual flight with my instructor.


The end is in sight.

GoPro

I will be filming my flights from Saturday onwards with the new GoPro HD Hero 2 that I have just purchased.

To see the videos, follow my YouTube channel .

Lesson 26

DATE: 23rd May 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

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

DURATION: 1.0hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 1

TOTAL TIME: 51.1 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Air work in prep for check ride (stalls, turns, ground ref, engine out, hood work).

Next Flight - 26th May 

Lesson 25

DATE: 15th May 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

ROUTE: CHD --> {KCGZ}  --> KCHD

DURATION: 1.2hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 4

TOTAL TIME: 50.1 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Soft field landing practice with added cross wind (checkride prep).

Next Flight - 19th May 

Solo 10

DATE: 6th May 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

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

DURATION: 0.9hrs PiC

LANDINGS: 2

TOTAL TIME: 48.9 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Solo ground ref. man. (checkride prep).

Next Flight - 9th May 

Lesson 24

DATE: 30th April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

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

DURATION: 0.8hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 1

TOTAL TIME: 48.0 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Revise ground ref. man. (checkride prep).

Next Flight - 6th May 

Solo 9

DATE: 30th April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288 

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

DURATION: 1.0hrs PiC

LANDINGS: 4

TOTAL TIME: 47.2 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Solo stalls, steep turns (prep for checkride).

Next Flight - 7th May 

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

Lesson 21

DATE: 16th April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172N N734HC 

ROUTE: CHD --> CHD

DURATION: 1.0hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 3

TOTAL TIME: 34.6 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - Stage 3 check preparation. VOR, GPS navigation to AK CHIN. Diversion to KCZG and KCHD.

Next Flight - 18th April (2nd dual cross country)

Mountain Flying

This week I had my third (second day time) cross country flight. This particular school incorporates mountain flying into the syllabus. I flew from KCHD to Prescott Airport (KPRC) north of Phoenix and then onto beautiful Sedona (KSEZ). Had breakfast in Sedona before returning back to KCHD.


There is a mountain ridge north of Phoenix. This flight basically took us either side of this mountain at a height of 8500'MSL northbound and 7500'MSL southbound. Flying higher would have been an option, but the winds aloft were relatively light.


The flight incorporated training from my previous two flights, i.e. flight planning; opening a flight plan; class bravo transition; flight following and landing at other airports. 


Both Prescott and Sedona lie at elevations at approx. 5000' above MSL. I therefore had my first introduction to arriving/departing at an airport with an altitude >3000' MSL. This meant leaning procedures. We departed Sedona with a density altitude of 6600' which resulted in a loonnngggggg takeoff run.


Here is a sample of the cockpit audio on the first leg to KPRC.
KCHD --> KPRC Sample Audio

My instructor had time to take a few photographs for me as we headed northbound and then southbound.

Cross Country 2

DATE: 9th April 2012

AIRCRAFT: C172P N54288   

ROUTE: CHD -> KPRC -> KSEZ -> CHD

DURATION: 3.0hrs Dual

LANDINGS: 3

TOTAL TIME: 33.6 hours (+ 45.5 JAA)

Lesson Summary - 2nd dual cross country to Sedona and back via Prescott.

Next Lesson - 1st April (2nd dual cross country)