20081213 Flight

I woke up bright and early today at 0730. I showered ate and got dressed. I got to the airport at about 0845. There was still a light coating of snow on the runway and taxiways. This did not present a problem however. Jerry came in, he was going to Pittsburgh today. He told me I should wait until the sun melts some of the snow off the runway. I was content in doing so but Niel, another flight instructor offered to ride around with me. I said sure. I wanted to build some solo time(and I did), but there was no harm in learning a thing or two about soft field operations. He went around two times with and since he was goin with me for free, he went around once. The Hobbs meter said .8 hours but Niel thinks that the meter messed up. After we got done with our bull session, he signed my logbook. The guy who was supposed to come in after me cancelled, so the plane was free for the rest of the day. So I went back out and had some fun. I flew up an down the river again. I'm getting braver. I went over the Golden Mile that leads to the Towanda bridge. Also, I snapped some great pictures. It was such a beautiful day. Winds at 0knots, hardly any clouds, smooth as glass. Loved every moment of it. I spent a total of .7 hours by myself. I decided I was in need of fuel, so I went back to the airport and set her down. I was way high on final, but that was no problem. I just pulled the power and full flaps, slowed her to 60. It was a nice landing. I filled her up at the fuel farm and took her back to the hangar. I was very happy with today. It couldn't have gone any better. (I can't upload the pics yet, my computer is freaking out right now, but rest assured, they will be up sooner or later.) Tomorrow's flight is at noon with Jerry. We're working on VOR stuff. Fun Fun fun. Can't wait, peace!