Tuesday, March 3, 2015

My Current Status

April 1, 2018

Update: My current hours, sorted by airplane are shown below. My total flight time to date is 421.8 hours.

Flightlogg.in is the website I use for my online logbook.

C-172 = Cessna 172. This is a 4-seat single engine airplane, commonly used for flight training.
C-310 = Cessna 310. This is a 4-seat twin engine airplane. This is the plane we use for charters.
EVSS = Evektor Sportstar. This is a 2-seat single engine sport airplane mostly used by Sport pilots.
C-152 = Cessna 152. This is a 2-seat single engine airplane, commonly used for flight training.
C-182RG = Cessna 182RG. This is a 4-seat single engine complex airplane with retractable gear.
BE-76 = Beechcraft Duchess. This is a 4-seat multi-engine airplane. Used this for flight training.
MO20 = Mooney M20. This is a 4-seat single engine complex airplane with retractable gear.
Remos = Remos GX. This is a 2-seat single engine sport airplane. Used this for flight training.
DA-40 = Diamond DA-40. This is a 4-seat single airplane that I flew in during an aerial tour.
Unknown = This was the Schweizer 300C helicopter that I did an introductory flight in. I also have a couple hours of Bell 206 simulator time not shown above.



I've landed in 19 total states (I've landed in KS but couldn't log those hours). Traveling across the country has been an amazing experience so far and I can't wait to see what journeys lie ahead.



Thank you all for your continued support! 
  



Rounding out 2014

Although I don't have much of a story to tell of the following flights, I thought I'd at least provide some pictures of my activities from Fall 2014.

September 21, 2014
Charter to Raleigh, NC was uneventful until we ran into a storm line coming home. We stopped in Louisville, KY to wait them out.

Killing time with photography

Beautiful sunrise back home


October 8, 2014
I went on a nice long charter, with Chicago being the first stop to pick up the part. From there, we flew to New York to deliver the part. As usual, NYC is stunning at night. Once we were finished in New York, we lifted en-route for a fuel stop in Alleghany County, PA. We arrived home a couple of hours later. I acquired so much flight time on this trip, which was awesome!

Hudson River

Coastline in NYC

PA fog- top right, in the clouds- middle right, morning sunrise- bottom right

October 25, 2014
Every year near Halloween, the airport has an Open House and Pumpkin Drop event. What was special about this year was that it was the first time I'd ever truly got paid to be a pilot. I piloted for a lovely lady who is working on her Private Pilot, so that she could drop the pumpkins out of the plane. I then flew some guests; a grandfather and his grandson. It was the grandsons first time in a small plane. He had the job of the bombardier. After the flight, they asked for a picture... with me in it :-)




November 19, 2014
It was that time again... instrument flight currency. I had a friend act as my safety pilot while I performed the required ILS, GPS, and VOR approaches. I also needed to knock out a hold before ending the flight with a circle to land approach. I remember back in my training days, how hard I thought approaches were. Now I look forward to doing them!