Passion for Learning

Flying with Mom and Dad 10/11/2009

Aircraft: C172

Registration: C-GYWN
Dual Time: 0.0 Total: 53.9
PIC Time: 0.6 Total: 23.4
Total Time:   76.6

METAR CYND 111400Z 25011KT 15SM FEW028 06/M02 A3011 RMK CF1 SLP198= 
METAR CYND 111300Z 26006KT 15SM SKC 04/M02 A3010 RMK SLP196=  

Our flight today was a special one as it would be the first time I flew with my parents on Rica’s side.  They are seasoned travelers of the jumbo jet series but never have flown in a “little plane”.  I wanted the weather to be smooth with little crosswind.  Our flight took place at approx 13:00Z with a slight wind coming directly down the runway.

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Gatineau Park In Fall Color

Aircraft: C172
Registration: C-GMME
Dual Time: 0.0 Total: 53.9
PIC Time: 0.7 Total: 22.8
Total Time:   76.0

Today Rica and I would be flying on a mission.  I had read about Pontiac Airpark and wanted to overfly it as a visitor to the ourairports page had in the past.  A second part of the mission is to enjoy the fall colors that are abundant now.  I had to book online ad the only aircraft available to me was one that is new to the club.  Mike,Mike,Echo.  MME is a C172M model (another Mike) and although I have been flying only the N models I figured it can’t be too tough.  While getting ready to preflight Louis at the club reminded me that this aircraft’s ASI is calibrated in MPH instead of KT.  There IS a subscale but you can’t read it at all.  So I had to quickly memorize a new set of performance numbers.  
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Water in Fuel sample from a Cessna 172

METAR CYND 011300Z 27005KT 15SM -SHRA BKN017 OVC035 04/01 A2996

Aircraft: C172
Registration: C-GYWN
Dual Time: 0.7 Total: 53.9
PIC Time: 0.0 Total: 22.1
Total Time:   75.3

Today’s flight began early in the week with an email I sent to Steven asking if he had a standard “rust remover” type of flight he liked to use for someone who has not flown in over 90 days!  I wanted to ask for stalls and oddly enough he came back with just that suggestion, stalls, a diversion and some hood time to go towards my night training.  I was excited and nervous thinking of whether I remembered to fly or not!   As it turned out we would fly but the lesson was completely different due to weather.  The real secret in aviation?  Always be flexible!
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