Showing posts with label Not Flying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Not Flying. Show all posts
Saturday, November 01, 2025

Went To The Airport Today

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On arriving at the hangar, there was a small issue with the Archer that I quickly picked up on during the preflight:   Yep, the initial pref...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

That Is Not Going To Buff Out

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On April 30, quite a storm rolled through Oakland County. While the winds were gusting heavily, the flight school successor to Fligh...
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Sunday, July 07, 2024

The Most Dangerous Part Of Yesterday

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The time Mr. B. and I were in the most danger yesterday did not take place while we were in the air. Instead, it took place when I drove tow...
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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Not Flying But Did Some Driving And Approaches Anyways

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So today was the day we would finally fly the Archer and Dakota down to Adrian, leave the Archer to get the new autopilot installed and all ...
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Monday, August 28, 2023

Not Flying This Weekend

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Well this weekend on Sunday I was set for my first international flight ever in the Archer. Was going to fly to Toronto Island Airport, CYTZ...
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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Not Flying - All Fogged Out

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Was going to do some flying today and while the weather by the house had cleared up nicely by the time I left, at the airport it was a diffe...
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Monday, June 27, 2022

Flying IFR - Not Exactly The Checkride

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So this morning, bright and early, I got up and did all the calculations -- by hand --for a pretend route of flight from KPTK to KMDW via th...
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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Drat - Not Flying Today

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Today, I had planned to head out to KBTL, Battle Creek, for the first time with Leah to go to the Waco Kitchen and meet up with Mr. B and Mi...
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Tuesday, June 07, 2022

The Pre-Checkride Oral Exam

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So this morning I met up with Alec to go over the oral component of the IFR checkride as a prerequisite to taking the checkride. Went very w...
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Friday, May 20, 2022

No Flying This Morning

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The weather this morning was rather iffy for flying.  Had to head to the doc first for a checkup on the hip - some good news there, more on ...
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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Open The Hangar Bay Door HAL

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So this morning I was set for a nice solo flight to Jackson. Just me and the plane and a cross-country for breakfast with a couple practice ...
Friday, April 15, 2022

Not Flying - Sim Flight

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As I predicted, it was a simulator flight and glad I insisted on it.   They did offer a flight in 88J, as they thought it wouldn't be to...

Probably Not Flying Today

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Yesterday a front moved in with winds gusting well over 45 kts.  Windy as all get out, trees whipping around etc.  Buddy of mine that is a l...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Not Flying - Flight Review Ground

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Did the first part of the flight review today. Met up with Alec at DCT.  We get along well, and we got right into the Flight Review. Covered...
Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Flying And Not Flying - No Checkride Today

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This morning I got up at 6 and got the weather brief. I then also got a weather brief for my exercise planned IFR flight that will not actua...
Thursday, January 06, 2022

Not Flying Today Either

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It was the correct decision not to proceed yesterday as the weather was indeed unsatisfactory to say the least. Today was a possible alterna...
Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Frack - Not Flying Tomorrow

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Know how I mentioned the weather doesn't look favorable for tomorrow? Well, forecast is for winds gusting 30-40 kts, and that's the ...
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Friday, December 31, 2021

Well, I May Just Get An IFR Flight Test After All

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Just found an examiner that has an opening, but not at Pontiac.  Would need to fly to him first. Lots to arrange but this may just happen.
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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Scrod - Not Getting An IFR Examination Done Anytime Soon

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There once was a man who flew in to Boston and wanted to have some of their famous tasty small cod, oft referred to as scrod. So, leaving th...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Not Flying - IFR Sim Ride

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Met up tonight with Paul as my instructor. Snow was coming down pretty good with low clouds so just as well that Kevin had arranged for it t...
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