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Can I learn to fly in a computer simulation?
We took off a little after 1 pm Chino's first solo! ... after a careful pre-flight -- Betty and Caroline had also just arrived to see me off and take pictures -- I sent them down to the approach end of runway 29 -- should get those Back tomorrow). We didn't expect to have much time, since a thunderstorm was expected later in the afternoon, and as that moved in, wind and wind-shear could be a problem. One odd thing was that the ATIS frequency was off the air for some reason, so I had to telephone for the pre-flight ATIS info (that's actually a good idea since the phone call is free, while copying from the radio with the engine running costs Hobbes meter time). Mario once again was deliberately silent (and hands off and I did three pretty decent touch-and-goes. The fourth was to be full-stop, but I flared WAY too high, bounced a lot and drifted to the right, so he said "let's see that one again". I took it around the pattern and landed OK. We taxied Back to Amity, and I left the engine running while Mario gave me some final words and hopped out (he had already signed my logbook and student certificate). His main advice was "no pressure - don't rush for ANYBODY". |
I got a little stressed last lesson when we were sandwiched between two turboprop commuters and two Pipers in the runup area. When you are cleared for takeoff, take your time to do what you need to do, the other guys, big or small, can wait. 
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