The idea, of course, is to fill up the empty bag before emptying the full one.
It is said when you are a new pilot, you get two bags: One full and one empty. The empty (or near empty, as in the case of my dear friend who put one piece of chocolate in it for me!) bag represents experience. The full bag (which she filled with a special book and a pilot's mug) represents luck.
The idea, of course, is to fill up the empty bag before emptying the full one.
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For anyone practising W&B at home, or wanting to print out their own forms, check out this site.
A peer from ground school sent me an interesting article recently. At issue is the FAA's revision of knowledge tests and practical test standards for pilots.
Although the FAA is an American organization, one wonders about the Canadian A fellow flight student emailed me recently inquiring about my experiences at other airports (he had noticed that I had been flying to Oshawa and Burlington, and was planning a flight to Brampton in the near future).
At first, this airport-hopping was Well, things did not start off well as I stepped out of the car and promptly dropped my POH into a giant mud puddle, lol! Nevertheless, I managed to get my gear up across the threshold of Starbucks and then balance said gear in one hand while juggling my salted caramel hot chocolate in the other.
Once I had been installed in a comfy chair upstairs, and spread my FTM, POH and Not that I am particularly confident about soloing anytime soon, after Tuesday's crappy lesson, but nevertheless, I thought it might be a good idea to consolidate my knowledge of the taxiways and runways at CYTZ... just in case! Thanks to one of my old (former) Ground School chums for sending me the above doc. Scroll down in the doc to see a full page of the airport, better (clearer and bigger) than the tiny image below!
Finally, an engaging GS class!!!
What a delight it was to interact with a variety of others rather than just "sit 'n' git" for three hours. Our instructor's hard work paid off tonight. It was evident to me that in addition to the hours we spent together planning last week, he had put in |
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AuthorVera C. Teschow is a certified teacher and mother of twin boys Alex and Simon. In addition to documenting her flying lessons, she also blogs about babies, teaching and life in general. Categories
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