http://alan.flyblog.com Just another Flyblog.com weblog Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:02:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It feels great to have that checkride done. It was pretty crazy. The wind was at 15 knots with gusts to 21, and it was about a 50 degree crosswind from The Runway I was using. The way Aiken's runways are set up that is about as bad as it ... http://alan.flyblog.com/2007/11/10/passed-my-private-pilot-checkride/ I have my checkride scheduled for tuesday at 1:00 (Nov 6, 2007).  I am very excited and hav been studying for my oral very diligently.  My hope is to be over prepared.  I am going to fly one more time tomorrow and hopefully after tuesday I will be a private ... http://alan.flyblog.com/2007/11/03/scheduled-my-checkride/ I just thought I would share this story. I have to take a break from reading the FAR/AIM. Today I went to the Airport to take a final prog check with my instructor to get signed off for my Checkride. There was a 2000 ft cieling and 14kt winds so we ... http://alan.flyblog.com/2007/10/23/3/ I thought I would start one of these blogs since I spend so much time reading them.  Right now I am at 52 hours and I am waiting to take my Checkride for my Private Pilot Certificate.  Once this is done my plan is to get to 85hrs with 25 ... http://alan.flyblog.com/2007/10/21/hello-world/