Sometime last year, I got to use a borrowed bluetooth gps receiver. Since then, I have used various combinations of gps receivers with smart phones and software that can munch on the data and spit out something useful. Last month while flying from NY to Portland, I used my macbook to log gps data using [...]
Woot! First Solo happened today. Did 3 touch and gos and a full stop landing with Tom. Traffic pattern was almost empty. Just as we were holding short of the runway for takeoff, about 5 airplanes landed one after the other. It was as if everyone had planned it just for me. On the 4th [...]
The big day is here. Last 3 flights were mostly about reviewing various maneuvers.
Yup! I am almost ready to fly solo. No! I am not getting my private pilot license yet. Going solo is like 50% through the process but it is the first big milestone. It is actually huge. After all those hours of dual flying when your instructor was always there to correct your smallest mistake, [...]
For unknown reasons, I ended up taking this test – Overall, you scored as follows: 13% scored higher (more nerdy), 1% scored the same, and 86% scored lower (less nerdy). What does this mean? Your nerdiness is: High-Level Nerd. You are definitely MIT material, apply now!!!.
