Cockpits

Ever wonder what the cockpit in a particular jet/plane looks like? Click on the plane and it will show you the cockpit.

Two Great Books for Flight Training Introduction

So far in preparation for my future flight training, I have two great books under my belt: Your Pilot's License by Jerry A. Eichenberger and Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche.

Your Pilots License is a great book to begin with. It's very basic in its conception and it explains to you what to expect in training, how much it will cost, some flight theory, explanation of procedures, etc. Very much enjoyed it. I wanted a little bit more though.

Stick and Rudder was awesome. Very geared towards more flight theory and how the wings and the ailerons works, how wind behaves, how lift is lost and gained in relation to nose attitude and Angle of Attack, etc. It was an excellent second book to read to psyche me up for training. I highly recommend these two books to get you going in flight training.

Log Time in a Piper PA-30 out of AHN

Friday afternoon I logged about 30 minutes of quality flight time in a Piper PA-30 Comanche with my girlfriends father. Did about a 15 minute pre-flight, taxied out and we were off! During the flight he taught me how to trim the plane (adjusting the trim tab on the elevator) so that you're not constantly adding pressure to the yoke making your arms fatigue quicker. It amazed me how little pressure is required once you do this. Did some navigation, some 30 degree turn maneuvers and plenty of sight seeing. I'm totally hooked. I was totally engaged the whole time I was in the air.

The desire is getting stronger and stronger to get my pilots certificate. My training should start pretty soon. I've decided that I'll do my training locally out of AHN with an independent flight instructor. Makes much more sense to me to do it this way since I'm not to keen on getting instruction from young lads just trying to build time for the majors.