Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Back in the Pilot's Seat

I went flying tonight with Flight Instructor Rick Reierson from Ponderosa Aero Club. I have been working on getting my license current again. We departed Boise Class C airspace and headed to the South of the airport above Kuna and Initial point. I did 30 degree banked turns for 360 degrees in each direction and S turns over a road. We also did turns about a point using an irrigation crop circle as a guide. I felt pretty solid in the ground reference maneuvers. After that we went over to Nampa and did some pattern work. I did three landings. The first was the best of the three. After that we headed back to Boise for a straight in approach. It felt good to be back in the air!