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Category Archives: cessna 152
Lesson 28 – Precautionary Search and Landing
What was mid-may, we went out and did Precautionary Search and Landing practice. Basically what this lesson is about is if you find yourself in a situation where the visual conditions have deteriorated to the point where it is no … Continue reading
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Lesson 27 – Performance Circuits
Yesterday I was lucky enjoy to tag along with the JATA (Jandakot Airport Tragics Association) boys on a lunch run to Jurien Bay. It was 3 Mooney formation. Once again it left me busting to be behind the controls flying … Continue reading
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Lesson 25/26 – First and Second Training Area Solo Flights
A beautiful day in Perth today set the backdrop for for an even better day of flying. Arriving at Jandakot Airport today for my scheduled 8am flight, I was straight out to do my pre-flight checks. There was an eager, … Continue reading
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Tagged Area Solo, Cessna 152, Jandakot, PFL, Practice Forced Landing, Steep Turns
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Video for Lesson 21 – Cross wind landing practice at Rottnest Island
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Lesson 20 – Engine Failure – Forced Landing
Its been a whole week since I did this lesson and I’ve been thinking about what I was going to put into the blog entry. Being slightly on the “I can’t sleep right now frame of mind”, time to get … Continue reading
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Lesson 18 – Third Solo
On the way to the airport, the tree’s were swaying, flags at full stretch and my hopes of doing an hour solo were low. With an 8 knots maximum cross wind constraint of the flying school, it was not looking … Continue reading
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Lesson 17 – Second Solo
It was a long day at work on Thursday. At around 4pm I got a text from Adam to see if I’d managed to get a late afternoon lesson in a few days earlier. Unfortunately it was a no. On … Continue reading
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