Just Plane Flying

Hey friends, family, and all other guests. What a beautiful weekend we have been gifted with here, in WNY anyways. Allow me to start off with an update re: My IFR Checkride. I was scheduled to do the ride on Thursday, but we had to discontinue that due to incoming rain and clouds. So, I will remain patient until next week (TBA.) I hate to keep "promising" a date, only to have them fall through, so it may just be a surprise for y'all! 

Regardless of the delays, this weekend still allowed me to fly, and also get ramped-up once again for flying the NWM L-16. On Saturday, the National Warplane Museum hosted our annual Ground School, for pilot and crew proficiency. As you have read previously, I have the honor and privilege of flying the Museum's Aeronca L-16A "Grasshopper" as a PIC. This little "warbug" served as a Liaison Aircraft during the Korean War, and serves as a great platform for me to train towards flying other warbird fighters. Thanks to the great crew of volunteers at NWM, the L-16, C-45, C-47, et al are ready for another season of awesome, safe, fun! We are all very excited for what is to come, this season.

She's ready!

Today, I took my little brother/co-pilot David up once again. We flew in N552RA, the Cessna 150L. I practiced, yet again, some IFR test procedures, while flying VFR, just to keep "in the groove." Everything went quite well, and David flew us back from the GEE VOR to KROC! What a fun time...

Flight Summary - 4/24/16

1.) Depart KROC for GEE VOR

2.) VOR-A Approach into Leroy 5G0

3.) Missed Approach Procedure @ GEE VOR from 5G0

4.) DME Arc

5.) David flies us home!

Leroy 5G0 VOR-A Approach - 4/24/16

1.) Arrive @ GEE VOR, execute procedure turn (parallel hold entry)

2.) Fly final approach course to approach minimums

3.) Minimums not met, execute missed approach procedure

4.) Return to GEE VOR for missed approach procedure

5.) Missed approach procedure holding pattern.

1.) Missed approach procedure holding pattern, with parellel entry and 1 race-track pattern

2.) DME-Arc flown @ 3NM.

Overall, the weekend has been a very good success! Until next time, "Keep 'Em Flying," and "Never, Never, Never Give Up."

FAA Instrument Rating Checkride = TBA
4/24 Flight Time Logged = 1.2
Total Flight Time = 209.2 Hrs

Total Flight Time to Commercial License = 40.8 Hrs