Today, I went up with my instructor for some wings training flights. This is for the FAA Wings Pilot Proficiency program. I completed the flight portion of phase 1, now have a few online courses to do then I will have completed Phase 1.
It was a great morning for flying. The sky was clear below 12000ft, with winds variable at 4kts. We departed Minneapolis Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) runway 28R, then left turn to the southwest. Once we got over to the practice area, we started with the maneuvers. Turns, Steep Turns, Slow Flight, Stalls, Spin Awareness. Then we headed over to Glencoe Municipal (KGYL) to practice a variety of takeoffs and landings. 5 Landings at Glencoe. Next we headed to Buffalo (KCFE) and went under the hood on the way there. While under the hood, I flew the RNAV 36 approach into Buffalo, with a circle to runway 18. After a landing at Buffalo, we departed and headed back to flying cloud.
We got a lot done in 2 hours of flight. 7 takeoffs/landings, a wide variety of maneuvers, 2.0 hours flight time including .7 hours of simulated instrument time.
Total log time is up to 79.0 hours now. I plan to fly again next Saturday. I will likely get some more cross-country time in. Winter is upon us soon, so I need to get some hours in before it gets too nasty.
