Jun 04
Back in the Air…Finally!
I finally found some time this evening to get back in the air! Almost 49 days since my last flight and I was worried I was going to be rusty. Tonight’s flight was just to get up in the air again and practice takeoffs and landings. I did two quick loops of the pattern at Westosha. I have to admit the first landing was a little snarky but I had everything dialed in by the second. After that greaser, I flew up to Burlington (BUU) for a change of scenery. Apparently a lot of other pilots around there had the same idea I did, because there was a lot of traffic up there (especially for Thursday dusk). Ultimately I was happy for the challenge and the radio work, though…since it had been so long. I did three landings and takeoffs at Burlington (all nice in my opinion) and flew back to Westosha to end my flight.
Man, it was great to be flying again! I know 49 days days isn’t THAT much, but I was itchin’ to fly. I actually have a plane booked for tomorrow as well. I think I’ll fly to DuPage Airport and the Kittyhawk Cafe for lunch.
I logged 0.9 of Pilot-in-Command flight time this flight and 6 landings.
June 5th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
[...] marked my 200th landing as a pilot and my first flight to DuPage Airport (KDPA). After getting back in the air yesterday after almost 50 days without flying, today I wanted to fly somewhere new and different for me. I [...]
June 8th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
was Burlington open? I read where it was going to be closed for 1 month due to construction
June 8th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Well, as of 06/04 Burlington WAS open…I landed there!