Lesson 12 - Touch-and-Goes and One Last Solo Review Flight

Flight Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 17.2 hours

Pre-Flight Inspection

I showed up at Boeing Field early today so I could get the plane ready before Ed showed up. Today we did a brief review of everything I've learned so far, then practiced lots of touch-and-goes at Bremerton and Boeing Field. I was still uncomfortable with forward slips to a landing, and since I need to be able to do those before soloing, that's what we practiced.

Originally the plan had been for today to include my first solo flight. However, since I had to cancel yesterday's flight, that's been bumped up to next weekend. I'm dissapointed that I wasn't able to solo, but it was a great flight, and made me realize I'm 100% confident that I'm ready to solo. I'm feeling much more at ease in the plane, and I'm performing all of the maneuvers much better than I was just a few lessons ago.

While flying back from Bremerton, I got a few pictures of the Naval Base and a straight in arrival to Boeing Field over downtown Seattle.

Bremerton Naval Base

Aircraft Carriers at Bremerton

Submarines

Discovery Park

Magnolia and Ballard

The Space Needle and Lake Union

Downtown Seattle

A Float Plane Flying Over Downtown Seattle

Straight in to KBFI With Mt. Rainier in the Background

Google Earth Map of Today's Flight