Soloing This Weekend

[Zeagle]

My school didn't require spin training either, but I asked my instructor to teach me. He was a retired Vietnam era fighter pilot.  He taught me several things that I credited with saving my life years later, one of them being spin recovery.

In my day we got a bucket of water (standing water from the FBO I'm sure) tossed on us and our shirt tails cut off after the solo. Your learning really begins after the solo.

PP SE Land

[Grayeagle]

LOL Sandman .. I wasn't 'ready' in my own mindset either, and I was so focused that when he stepped out and said 'ok take it around the pattern, I want 2 touch an goes and a full stop' .. caught me completely by surprise.

I did not smile, I was so focused on checklist, end of runway, check traffic clearance, airspeed, rate of climb ..all that pilot stuff that keeps ya busy.
I just processed information and did all that pilot stuff.
I can still remember every detail of my first approach.. solo.
It wasn't 'typical' bidness as usual by a long ways.

Turned left base, and a 'tourist' had just turned right base for final.
We were head on pointing at the same spot in the air.
I called on local (it wasn't a tower controlled field, Apple Valley CA, back in the day)
No response, I dont think he ever saw me.
I added power, saw the little KR homebuilt rocket as he called final slippin under my nose ..
..he was fast and down long before I was gonna get there.
I went up and over the tourist and paralleled the runway at pattern alt,
.. bet Mike (my Instructor) was chewin nails
KR pilot and I both commented on local about the 'tourist' looking for a place to crash cause he sure wasn't payin attention.

-GE

[Grayeagle]

somehow managed a double post .. weirdin out.

[CAP1]

LOL Sandman .. I wasn't 'ready' in my own mindset either, and I was so focused that when he stepped out and said 'ok take it around the pattern, I want 2 touch an goes and a full stop' .. caught me completely by surprise.

I did not smile, I was so focused on checklist, end of runway, check traffic clearance, airspeed, rate of climb ..all that pilot stuff that keeps ya busy.
I just processed information and did all that pilot stuff.
I can still remember every detail of my first approach.. solo.
It wasn't 'typical' bidness as usual by a long ways.

Turned left base, and a 'tourist' had just turned right base for final.
We were head on pointing at the same spot in the air.
I called on local (it wasn't a tower controlled field, Apple Valley CA, back in the day)
No response, I dont think he ever saw me, I added power, saw the little KR homebuilt rocket as he called final slippin under my nose ..he was fast and down long before I was gonna get there.

i hate when people do that......he was on the wrong base, and made sure he was lower than you, so in his mind, he had the right of way.

when my cfi was checking me out in the 152, we had a guy(who could barley speak english no less) enter for a left downwind for 08. the problem was that 26 was the active, and we were just turning crosswind at 50ft. hearing his call, i repeated that i was on right crosswind for 26, and that 26 was active. he simply repeated himself. my cfi got on, and at first calmly told the guy that he couldn't us 08 as 26 was active in the pattern. the guy waited, then repeated himself AGAIN....to which my cfi went nuts(only time i've ever seen bob lose his cool) on they guy, albiet somewhat politley.
 all during this, i was staying on crosswind, in a shallow climb, so i could see what the dude was doing. he finally realized his mistake, and called that he was exiting the pattern to the north. we made a nice hard turn to get back into the pattern, and landed, then sat there and waited till this guy was on the ground......took down his tail number, turned it into the club owner, who then called the school that he was flying out of.

[Grayeagle]

Nah.. the KR had called his points, I knew he was very clear of me on my approach .. he was cookin it in at 110ias over the fence usually.
Was a rocket.

The 'tourist' was some twin engine ..I think Cherokee, wasn't sure, prolly had family with him, just blew me away that someone would come into pattern and not check anything about the field ..little things like what freq was used, pattern being flown, minor stuff like that.

-GE

[CAP1]

Nah.. the KR had called his points, I knew he was very clear of me on my approach .. he was cookin it in at 110ias over the fence usually.
Was a rocket.

The 'tourist' was some twin engine ..I think Cherokee, wasn't sure, prolly had family with him, just blew me away that someone would come into pattern and not check anything about the field ..little things like what freq was used, pattern being flown, minor stuff like that.

-GE

well, why should he need to know them? they're not really that important after all..........

think anyone's cringing now?