Update Mission 20090322

Due to weather, I was unable to make my junket to KITH to KN23 and back to KN27. I went up and got some local solo time in. Of course it was quite busy by the time I ended up getting the plane fueled up with gas. A Canard Long EZ came in when I was departing the pattern, along with a 172 and what looked like a Vans. I went out and did some slow flight, stalls, and turns. Thinking about it now, I should've done a couple 720degree turns about a point. There was enough wind but I didn't think of it. I did a maneuver Niel told me about. Start in slow flight, pull up like you're flaring for landing, and before you stall, you add power. Just enough to keep you at altitude. It worked well. Then I did some turns. Straight and level and steep turns. The steep turn today was nasty. By nasty I mean, good. I barely gained or lost any altitude and it went quick compared to every other turn. The first time I actually had to counter the G's by flexing my abdominal muscles...or lack thereof...but it worked. I came back down and did four landings. The first three were shortfield approaches and the last one was a slip. I'm working at the "walking the plane to the ground," but it's proving slippery as a leech. I'll get it. I know it.

Mission: COMPLETE