Congrats! Life never goes back to normal after your PPL.
Not having to get permission to go fly somewhere just you feel like it is highly addicting... ~Matt On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Larry Knox <la...@lebanair.com> wrote: > Nope after you become a pilot you are always way above normal and way to > hell an gone up there in the Rockies. la...@lebanair.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf > Of Glenn Martin > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:54 PM > To: KRnet; Burl Nelson; Joyce Gross > Subject: KR> PPL Update > > Today was one of the big milestones. I finally flew my Long X-country. > Started at Gulfport, MS; to downtown Moblie, AL; then on to Gulf Shores, > and back to Gulfport. It involved a lot of Radio operations (Gulfport, > Mobile and Pensacola approach/departure, as well as towered and non > towered operations. Tracked using Pilotage, VOR radials and VOR > triangulation for some waypoints. Altitudes of 5500, 3500 and 4500. 175 > Statute miles total. It went pretty well considering how BUSY I was in > the cockpit what with the flight plan, calculations and radios. I was a > bit frazzled, so my landings were a bit less than I have been doing > recently, but nonetheless, I DID IT!! It'll will take a lot more flying > for it to become real second nature, but I AM glad to see it all pull > together. 2.6 hours on the hobbs (NASTY HEADWIND on the way back) I made > it back home and promptly CRASHED and BURNED on the couch!!! Its all > review and polishing from here on. I'll be glad to get the PPL under my > belt and get back to some NORMAL life again!! (it DOES become NORMAL > doesn't it????) > > -- > Glenn Martin > KR2 N1333A > EAA479 > Biloxi MS > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
