http://sonofnels.com The official web site of Adam's brain Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:37:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Power-on stalls went just as well as power-off stalls.  They're pretty hard to induce in the 172.  You have to get that yoke pulled back all the way and you get to a point where it feels like you're up against the stops but you actually have another 6 inches ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/10/02/lesson-7-power-on-stalls/ In lesson six, we covered stalls.  This time, T expected me to be able to handle everything from take off through climb-out and level-off and that all went pretty well.  I even got a hold short instruction and handled it properly.  Reading back instructions is becoming natural.  The tower gave ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/09/29/lesson-6-stalls/ For Lesson 5, G got to ride along.  He really enjoyed the flight.  Kids are so amazed by everything, and of course the cars in the Target parking lot looked like "toy cars." I was able to do everything on my own, from pre-flight through climb-out, without assistance or correction or ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/09/23/lesson-5-ground-reference-maneuvers/ I enjoy listening to the band Delirious.  I cannot say I celebrate their entire catalogue, but I have enjoyed most of their music.  I have been particularly encouraged by their Mission Bell album, which is an encouragement to the Church that she will accomplish her mission for Christ.   Well, it ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/09/15/delirious-marxist/ I saw it again today on my bottle of Diet Coke.  The same folks who brought you "Coke Is It!" "The Real Thing!" and "The Pause That Refreshes!" now bring you this winner -- "Live Positively."  Yup, it just falls down flat on its face.  And would you believe they ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/09/11/coca-cola-live-positively/ During Lesson 4 I handled all of the radio work.  I did a fair job at it.  When you're hard down on scanning the outside world and maintaining altitude and airspeed, you need some practice at taking it all in without having to think about it; proficiency will come with ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/09/10/lesson-4-turns-and-more/ I have been helping out on a project to bring my client up to speed on SAP software.  The name of the software is generally pronounced ess-ay-pee, but there is a lady on the team who keeps calling it sap (as in tree sap).  I love it, but I don't ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/09/04/sap-or-sap/ During lesson 3, we reviewed various items learned in lesson 2 like takeoff, climb, and descent.  The focus of the lesson, however, was turns.  We practiced turns at 10, 20, 30, and 45 degree banks.  45 degrees is more bank than you would ever use in normal flight, but it ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/09/03/lesson-3-turns/ Who's gonna turn down a still shot of the Three Stooges? It's comical. It's uplifting. It's refreshing! http://sonofnels.com/2008/08/28/the-three-stooges/ Lesson 2 was about basic maneuvers (climb, turn, cruise, and descend) and power/pitch combinations.  Pitch Attitude + Power = Desired Performance. I arrived early to the lesson and preflighted the ship on my own.  When T arrived, he quizzed me on information from lesson 1 and my reading assignments, including the ... http://sonofnels.com/2008/08/25/lesson-2-turns/