Aircraft: C150
Registration: C-FFXT
Dual Time: 1.1 Total: 55.0
PIC Time: 0.0 Total: 26.5
Total Time: 81.5
Today was a special flight for me. It would involve many “firsts”. First time in a C150, first time as PIC in a C150. First time flying up the Gatineau River instead of over the hills and first time flying with Louis, RFC’s newest flight instructor. Considering all of this, the flight was amazing and a great time was had by all.
I arrived to the airport early on Monday morning to help remove the dusting of snow from the wing covered C150, C-FFXT. Louis was there and in good spirits. After a quick walk around noticing the details that differ between a C172 and the C150 we were soon heading over to the run-up area. I noticed that the C150 has a lot less mass and therefore a lot less inertia than it’s bigger brother the C172. You can tell right away that although these aircraft are similar in appearance they are very different in personality. As the runway was covered in about 2 mm of snow it was a quiet day with only us and one other aircraft reporting in the area. I LOVE flying in the snow.
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