Heckin Teagan 
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đŠī¸Yea so I flew this today.
first complaint: we need cute logbooks. black is boring, pink is not even pink, it's salmon.
I've wanted to fly since I was a child.
And it happened today... I flew a plane today. I'm still actually processing that.
Going to try and get out there again this coming Saturday. Weather doesn't look good right now but it's only Monday.
So the challenges in this are already showing themselves. I'm likely going to have a VERY difficult time getting a medical clearance due to the FAA's stance on certain medications.
Not impossible, but it's going to take a VERY long time and require a LOT of extra work.
While disheartening, it's just yet another problem to solve, and it *does* so far seem solvable. Just at great expense of time and $$.
In case you're interested in the challenge ahead I face.
FAA isn't a fan of ADHD. Definitely won't let you get a medical cert if taking medication for it.
New FAA Guidance for Medical Applicants with an ADHD Diagnosis
If I ever have the opportunity to have a custom tail number for an aircraft, you KNOW it has to be some variation of N1337_, the _ being whatever final alphabetical char is available.
Of course the sun is gonna be out while I'm away, lol. What a punk.
I need to be in the air again. And the weather is not behaving.
Welcome to General Aviation đ
I'm getting the vibe that aviation tend to track farily conservative based on some of the ads youtube has decided I should see, videos I'm being recommended, and comments I see.
If the weather behaves, I'll be flying again on Saturday.
Also, I found a pink logbook.
If u asked me to describe what flying a small plane is like, I'd say it's a combination of a motorcycle/ATV and a boat at 4000 ft in the air
On the ground things get very fast very quickly. There's a certain Mount of instability on the ground hence motorcycle/atv.
Also if you didn't know, you steer a plane on the ground with your feet, not the control yoke. Rudder pedals and brakes. It's not a car.
In the air it's bumpy and floaty and feels like you're in a boat on the water. You have control, but sometimes a wave knocks you around a little bit, so u need to get your sea legs except in the air.
Oh another random tidbit:
Flying is physical. Today I'm *sore* in my back and legs like I went to the gym.
This isn't like hopping in the car for a Sunday drive stuff. It's closer to a sport than a cruise in my newly initiated opinion.
Happy Saturday lovelies. Welcome to 4000ft.
Going back up tomorrow and we're doing stalls and slow flight.
Choppy day today, but super fun. We did slow flight and stalls. At one point we had our ground speed down to 16mph with an airspeed of 65.
It was a nice clear day, a little hazy at altitude, but nice none the less.
FlightAware data track.
This stuff really is like going to the gym. I ended up taking a 2 hour nap today (just waking up) because I'm physically tired. I'm also rly sore, especially my legs. LOTS of right rudder today.
I need a headset.
Ah yes, the budget friendly one will do ($699)
Ground School off to a good start
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Another one
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They sure do like to say "May be unrecoverable" as a way to say "This shit will kill you"
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This one was only 2 questions, but I'll take it :)
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I'm about halfway thru the first study unit
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For those who are curious, there are 11 study units.
Heck yea, end of study unit 1.
I donked up my threading, so this should be part of the mega thread here.
Heckin Teagan :verified_trans:â :donor: (@[email protected])
Attached: 3 images No pretty pics today, it was busy. We did S turns, pattern work, turns around a point, and the most exciting would be the simulated engine failure which required climbing to 3500 ft, bringing the thottle to idle, then finding a place to land, and glide to it. I definitely hesitated when he said "ok, bring it to idle" My response was "Oh... like, right now?" Also, my headset came in today while I was out flying, so I'll have it for tomorrow! ^_^ #PilotTraining #Flying #TeaganAir #PA28 #Pilot #FlightSchool
Happy Sunday,
Today, I completed my first Cross Country Flight (Flight over 50 Nautical Miles).
We flew from Mason Mi to Sturgis Mi and back.
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Sunday Cont.
This was flown by hand, no auto pilot involved
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Happy Saturday lovelies!
Last week the weather didn't cooperate so we're back at it today.
Power on Stall recovery, power off stall recovery, slow flight, simulated engine failure(!), pattern work, 3 landings with a little help, and 1 go around.
Can't complain about any of that ^_^
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Lovelies and gentle lovelies,
It's been a busy weekend.
đ¨ breaking news:
Teagan landed an airplane all by herself today!
Pics are from saturday, ended up with a flat tire after our last landing
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The flat tire and the nerd girl
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I've started the medical clearance process today after putting it off due to dreading the beauracracy I'm going to have to deal with. This is progress.
Wish me luck đ¤ˇââī¸
Scheduled to fly on Saturday. Always looking forward to it.
I'm frustrated I have to go thru the beauracracy. Most people walk in to the Dr and walk out with a medical. They're trying to change the process but that doesn't help me. I'm glad it'll help people in the future.
I've read of people spending a year or more waiting on medicals when having to go thru The Process(tm).
At least I'll be very well practiced come time to solo
I put in 2.9 hours today, officially my longest flight time yet ^_^
Worked with a new instructor today and it was really nice. Hoping to go back put tomorrow if the wind behaves.
Femme Malheureuse@heckinteagan Congrats on landing! Sorry about the flat but what a weekend for you!
@femme_mal I'm just glad it waited to let go until after we had landed and cleared the runway đ đ
it was a new one for my instructor too so we got to figure that one out together
@heckinteagan Wow. Super timing. Couldn't ask for a better training exercise.
Carl Davis@heckinteagan what training software are you using.
@carld Gleim Aviation's online ground school - private pilot :)
@heckinteagan I have their paper edition but no online subscription. I've always wanted to get my license too. Good luck!
@carld thank you! It's been an adventure for sure :)