Recent content by jspilot

So I have about 150 hours now and all but 10 or so in a 172. I'd been checked out in a 152 but always thought they were small and not really my thing. Well today I went up in one solo after a short re-currency in the 152 flight and I honestly loved the plane! Flying the little thing without...

So I took a flight from KISP to Sky Acres(44n) airport in Poughkeepsie NY last week on a perfect day for flying to check out the airport and possibly get something to eat( never did). Sky Acres is a beautiful little airport but the runway is only 60 feet wide. The runway really felt narrow to...

Hi- I'm so pumped right now. I just passed my Private pilot checkride! I've heard it's good luck to share your checkride story and luck as a pilot can not hurt so here's my story. My oral was yesterday at 400. The bad weather in the Northeast yesterday ment that I knew I would not be flying. I...