Wow, my last post here was some time ago and I think it’s time for me to get back into the swing of things here.
Unfortunately, during my hiatus I really haven’t flown too much. I’ve take an lunch flight once or twice but that’s been about it, and I’m embarrassed to say that I haven’t done any IFR flying or flown any approaches in over 6 months. Sigh.
The good news is that while I haven’t been aviating, I have been making progress on my RV-7 and as of last week I have a fuselage to show for it. It’s long way from being complete, but after many months of work I was able to flip the fuselage (or canoe as RV builders call it) upright, which is generally considered a major milestone in the RV building world. You can see pictures of my progress on my other site.
Another piece of good news is that I have scheduled myself a flight in the Arrow (PA28-200) tomorrow with Nick. I want to shoot a few approaches, and this will be my first ever flight (as pilot) in a retractable gear aircraft. I’m thinking I might get a Complex endorsement and checkout in the Arrow as the school has two of them, and they both have my favorite toy; a Garmin GNS 430.
Does this mean I’ll be back here posting as frequently as I did last year? Probably not as frequently, but I am going to try to do a better job of staying current and more importantly proficient while I build the RV, which means you’ll probably see more new content from me than you have in the past few months.
Blue skies!
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