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Weather, Nausea, and a New Runway! Oh, my!

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Waner

Weather A cold front moved into South West Florida precisely when I wanted to fly on Saturday morning. As Skip and I were preflighting N3521Q, some nasty low clouds came in and we thought we might have to cancel our … Continue reading →

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Lesson 2: Don’t fight the plane.

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Waner

Today’s flying lesson was one chock full of experience. Last week we did the walk around together, this morning he held the book while I did most of the work, prepping myself for when I have to do the preflight … Continue reading →

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Cleared for Takeoff: Flying Lesson 1

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Waner

So. I flew a plane today. I had my first flying lesson with Certificated Flight Instructor (or CFI for short) Skip Bentley. I arrived at Page Field Airport (FMY) in Fort Myers at around 4:45 pm and after a few … Continue reading →

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Start Your Engine! Flying Lessons Start Tomorrow

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Waner

Tomorrow, January 28th, 2012, I will be taking my first Flying lesson. That incredible milestone flight will be in the best selling airplane known to man: a Cessna 172, tail number: N3521Q. I’ve been in a non-airliner plane only once before, for my discovery flight in … Continue reading →

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