NOTE: Beginning with Lesson 125, the lessons open
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earlier lessons replace this page.
Lessons 200 and on: I've been having too much fun
flying my
SeaRey to post many "Lessons." As of today (2012
January 8) it
has flown 1042.1 hours, most of them with at least one
water takeoff or
landing. The lesson numbers now indicate hours on
SeaRey N123XM's
Hobbes meter.
Lesson 1042, 2012-01-01. As you see, I've left out a
lot of
lessons. By now I've flown the SeaRey pretty all
over the eastern US, from Florida to Massachusetts, to
Oshkosh three times, and as far west as Fort Dodge,
Iowa. Lots of adventures! Also, I've been
checked out in a number of other airplanes, including a
PT-19, a Super Decathlon, and a Cirrus.
Lessons 296-342, 23 July-13August,
2005, Part
2 of a
three week trip to the Midwest, Oshkosh, Georgian Bay,
Lake Ontario, and Hammondsport, NY. (Opens in its own
window.
This window and Part 2 will both stay open, too, to
economize on
bandwidth.)
Lessons 296-342, 23 July-13August,
2005, Part
1 of a
three week trip to the Midwest, Oshkosh, Georgian Bay,
Lake Ontario, and Hammondsport, NY. (Opens in its own
window.
This window and Part 1 will both stay open, too, to
economize on
bandwidth.)
Lesson
214, 2004 July 30, Lake Michigan Adventure: a Viking
saga ("lesson"
number indicates N123XM's total flying time)
Lesson Two
Hundred--200, 30 April 2003, the first test
flight of my
SeaRey
Lesson One
Sixty Seven, 2 April 2002, Riverkeeper Again
Lessons
162-166,
18-22 March 2002, SeaRey Training
Lesson One Sixty Two, 14 March 2002, C-152
Recurrency
Lesson
One
Sixty One, 25 February 2002, Riverkeeper
Lesson
One Sixty,
22 January 2002, A Perfect Day for Pilotage
Lesson
One Fifty
Nine, 19 December 2001, A not altogether
uneventful nice day
Lesson
One Fifty
Eight, 7 December 2001, A look at Lake Chesdin
Lesson
One Fifty
Seven, 12 October 2001, A Night Flight & And a
Bad Sight
Lesson
One Fifty
Six, 14 August 2001, Riverkeeper and Riparian
Coordinator
Lesson
One Fifty
Five, 27 July 2001. Keeping the River
Lesson
One Fifty
Four, June 2001. Wings #3, Short,
Soft, Grass
Lesson
One Fifty
Three, 15 June 2001. Wings #2.
Lesson
One Fifty
Two, 11 June 2001. False Alarm, Lotus,
Crosswind
Lesson
One Fifty One,
22 April 2001. Uphill Downhill & Balloon
Lesson
One Fifty,
13 March 2001. Some wind!
Lesson
One Forty
Nine, 6 February 2001. ATC and turns around
a "point"
Lesson
One Forty
Eight, 01-01-01. Around "the world"
Lesson
One Forty
Seven, 27 November 2000. Mellow Late
Afternoon
Lesson
One Forty
Six, 7 November 2000. Lost (temporarily) at
night
Lesson
One Forty
Five, 16 October 2000. Eagle's Nest.
Short runway
Lesson
One Forty
Four, 11 September 2000. Cross-country
Lesson
One Forty
Three, 8 August 2000, I'm Safe
Lesson
One Forty
Two, 3 August 2000. Believing in WX Brief
Lesson One Forty One, 30 June 2000. Local
Lesson
One Thirty
Seven, 19 February 2000. A little night flight.
Lesson
One Thirty
Six, 17 January 2000. Cross Country to Smith
Mountain Lake.
Lesson
One Thirty
Five, 7 January 2000. Good Night!
Lesson
One Thirty
Four, 11 December 1999. Low Sun
Lesson
One
Twenty Eight - Thirty Three, 21-22 November 1999.
Seaplane Rating
Lesson
One Twenty
Seven, 12 November 1999. Smooth
Lesson
One Twenty
Six, 4 November 1999. Duck!
Lesson
One Twenty
Five, 29 October 1999. Cross-Country on a Dreamy
Day
Lesson One Twenty Four, 15
October
1999. Flying Boat
Lesson One Twenty Three, 3
October
1999. A nice 172 day (with odd things)
Lesson One Twenty Two, 13
September
1999. A few quick spins
Lesson One Twenty One, 27
August
1999. Tailwheel lesson #6 & Solo
Lesson One Twenty, 21
August 1999.
Tailwheel lesson #5 (and a little surprise)
Lesson One Nineteen, 15
August 1999.
Tailwheel lesson #4
Lesson One Eighteen, 14
August 1999.
Tailwheel lesson #3
Lesson One Seventeen, 25
July 1999.
Tailwheel lesson #2
Lesson One Sixteen, 24 July
1999.
Tailwheel lesson #1
Lesson One Fifteen, 15 July
1999.
Annual flight review
Lesson One Fourteen, 9 July
1999.
Acro lesson 16--putting three things together
Lesson One Thirteen, 9 July
1999. 5
airports, 5 landings
Lesson One Twelve, 25 June
1999.
Acro lesson 15--still trying
Lesson One Eleven, 22 May
1999. Some
treats
Lesson One Ten, 11 June
1999. Acro
lesson 14--the smoke is on!
Lesson One Oh Nine, 28 May
1999.
Acro lesson 13--getting better
Lesson One Oh Eight, 27 May
1999.
Practicing for short fields
Lesson One Oh Seven, 7 May
1999.
Acro lesson 12 and an airshow
Lesson One Oh Six, 16 April
1999.
Acro lesson 11--aborting the mission
Lesson One Oh Five, 10
April 1999.
Cross-country to the Peanut Capitol
Lesson One Oh Four, 2 April
1999.
Acro lesson 10. Hammerheads.
Lesson One Oh Three, 20
March 1999.
Photo mission
Lesson One Oh Two, 19 March
1999.
Acro lesson 9. Cuban-eights, etc.
Lesson One Oh One, 12 March
1999.
Not Going There
Lesson One Hundred, 5 March
1999.
Acro lesson 8. Starting cuban-eights.
Lesson Ninety Nine, 3 March
1999.
Visiting a control tower.
Lesson Ninety Eight, 19
February
1999. Acro is Back--Lesson 7.
Lesson Ninety Seven, 3
February 1999.
Cross Country with GPS navigation.
Lesson Ninety Six, 19
December. Cross
Country in a Big Wind.
Lesson Ninety Five, 27
November. ACRO
Lesson 6--slow rolls, inverted four-point rolls, loops.
Lesson Ninety Four, 25
November.
Cross Country to First Flight Airport.
Lesson Ninety Three, 16
November.
Landing practice.
Lesson Ninety Two, 15
November.
Learning Humility in a Cessna 172.
Lesson Ninety One, 13
November. ACRO
Lesson 5--slow rolls, four-point rolls, eight-point
rolls, loops.
Photos of Greenwood's Pitts S-2A.
Lesson Ninety, 6 November.
ACRO
Lesson 4--slow rolls, four-point rolls, loops...
Lesson Eighty Nine, 30
October. ACRO
Lesson 3--loop loop loop loop
Lesson Eighty Eight, 24
October. ACRO
Lesson 2.
Lesson Eighty Seven, 16
October.
ACRO--Aerobatics lesson in a Pitts S-2A biplane.
Lesson Eighty Six, 11
October. Lots
of steep turns and landings.
Lesson Eighty Five, 25
September.
Wingovers and some VOR practice.
Lesson Eighty Four, 11
September. A
nice day.
Lesson Eighty Three, 30
August. Carol
goes for a plane ride.
Lesson Eighty Two, 14
August.
Photographing a prison.
Critique
Lesson Eighty One, 24 July.
A nice
ride in a 172.
Lesson Eighty, 15 & 16
July.
Amphibians!
Lesson Seventy Nine, 12
July. A nice
flight with a passenger.
Lesson Seventy Eight, 5
July. A hazy
day with a crosswind.
Lesson Seventy Seven, 2
July.
Cross-country, to Orange, Va.
Lesson Seventy Six, 29 June.
A big
fat Cessna 172.
Lesson Seventy Five, 27
June. Flying
an ultralight trainer.
Taking Inventory, 27 June
1998.
Where am I now?
Lesson Seventy Four, 23
June. The
dreaded FAA checkride.
Lesson Seventy Three, 18
June.
Practicing non-normal landings.
Lesson Seventy Two, 16 June.
Stage
check flight with Becky.
Lesson Seventy One, 15 June.
A little
tune-up.
Lesson Seventy, 11 June.
Stage check
with Becky, Part O (for Oral).
Lesson Sixty Nine, 8 June. A
nice
windy day in a well-behaved airplane.
Lesson Sixty Eight, 4 June.
A plane
that wants to turn left.
Lesson Sixty Seven, 30 May.
A very
hazy day.
Lesson Sixty Six, 29 May.
More
ground.
Lesson Sixty Five, 26 May.
Night
cross-country to Newport News.
Lesson Sixty Four, 26 May.
Ground.
Lesson Sixty Three, 25 May.
Still
more maneuvers and landings--and a scary illusion.
Lesson Sixty Two, 22 May.
Maneuvers
and landings.
Lesson Sixty One, 21 May.
Aborted
night cross-country.
Lesson Sixty, 21 May. More
maneuvers
and instruments. Good crosswing-landing practice.
Lesson Fifty Nine, 19 May.
Maneuvers
and instruments.
Lesson Fifty Eight, 18 May.
Maneuvers
and landings.
Lesson Fifty Seven, 15 May.
Lots of
landings, flew around.
Lesson Fifty Six, 14 May.
Instrument
practice, mostly.
Lesson Fifty Five, 5 May.
Night
flying.
Lesson Fifty Four, 28 April.
Solo
cross-country, to Elizabeth City, Franklin, and
back.
Lesson Fifty Three, 27
April. Local
solo.
Lesson Fifty Two, 24 April.
Solo
cross-country, to Newport News and back. A few bits
about perspective,
and a link to http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth
Lesson Fifty One, 23 April.
Local
solo.
Lesson Fifty, 21 April. Solo
cross-country, back to Charlottesville.
Lesson Forty Nine, 20 April.
Dual
cross-country, to Charlottesville.
Lesson Forty Eight, 16
April. Dual
local. Two odd little things.
Lesson Forty Seven, 13
April. Dual
cross-country, to Hampton Roads. A little bit about
teaching.
Lesson Forty Six, 7 April.
Dual
cross-country, to Roanoke Rapids.
Lesson Forty Five, 6 April.
Dual
cross-country, to Newport News.
Lesson Forty Four, 31 March.
First
dual cross-country, to Charlottesville.
Lesson Forty Three, 30
March. Good
practice in a stiff crosswind.
Lesson Forty Two, 25 March.
A very
good day.
Lesson Forty One, 23 March.
"It's
nice up there--just a little bumpy."
Lesson Forty, 22 March.
Stalls, steep
turns, crosswind landings and takeoffs.
Lesson Thirty Nine, 17
March. Even more
landings and a bit about
learning.
Lesson Thirty Eight, 16
March. More
more landings--but different.
Lesson Thirty Seven, 11
March. More
landings.
Lesson Thirty Six, 9 March.
Ground. Education-theory checkup.
Lesson Thirty Five, 3 March.
Checking
up.
Lesson Thirty Four, 27
February.
Landing tune-up.
Lesson Thirty Three, 26
February.
Slow flight, stalls, emergencies, &c.
FAA Private Pilot Written
Test, 25
February. The ordeal.
Lesson Thirty Two, 19
February.
Stalls, crosswind, &c.
Lesson Thirty One, 16
February.
Ground reference maneuvers.
Lesson Thirty, 12 February.
Grounded
by weather, studied reports.
Lesson Twenty Nine, 9
February.
Landings, landings, landings ... landings!
Lesson Twenty Eight, 5
February. Bad
weather--good ground lesson.
Lesson Twenty Seven, 2
February.
Stalling, stalling...
Lesson Twenty Six, 29
January. Steep
turns and stalls.
Lesson Twenty Five, 26
January. Turns
and things. Teaching and
learning.
Lesson Twenty Four, 22
January. A bad
day (but improved). Landings.
Groundschool final class,
21
January. A bad night.
Lesson Twenty Three, 20
January.
Drafts--Up and Down. Teaching and
learning.
Lesson Twenty Two, 15
January. Rained
out. Ground only.
Ground School Class 11,
14
January. A clever illusion.
Lesson Twenty One, 12
January. Oh-oh
(beginning). Ah, good (ending).
Lesson Twenty, 8 January
(ground).
Altitude--and more observations
about teaching
and learning.
Ground School Class 10,
7
January. Some observations about
teaching.
Lesson Nineteen, 5 January
1998.
Various maneuvers and an
obervation on
learning-teaching.
Lesson Eighteen, 23
December.
Crosswind landings. A bit on
teacher-student
commo.
Lesson Seventeen, 18
December.
Rat-a-tat-tat!
Lesson Sixteen, 15 December.
Steep
turns, very steep turns, emergencies...
Lesson Fifteen, 11 December.
Dodging
clouds!
Lesson Fourteen, 8
December.
More landings. A bit about
learning.
Lesson Thirteen, 3 December.
Landings.
Lesson Twelve, 2 December.
Stalling.
Lesson Eleven, 26 November.
Slowly!
Lesson Ten, 20
November.
Touch-and-goes, learning-teaching.
Groundschool Class 3,
19
November (airspace)
Lesson Nine, 17 November
Lesson Eight, 13
November.
Airspace table. <--revised 14 Dec.
Learning & teaching.
Groundschool Class 2,
12
November
Lesson Seven, 10 November
Lesson Six, 6 November.
Flying and learning.
Groundschool Class 1, 5
November. Some more about
learning.
Lesson Five, 3
November. A bit
about learning and
teaching.
"Flying" a T-6 (what got me into
this)
Lesson Four, 30 October
Stuff to Learn (1)
Lesson Three, 27 October
Aha! A little insight,
26 October. About
learning and teaching.
Lesson Two, 23 October
Lesson One, 20 October 1997
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