http://www.bornwithoutwings.com born without wings, but destined to fly Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 BornWithoutWingshttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~3/VHXAG2e-YuI/ http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/04/24/first-solo-flight-at-13-5-hours/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:55:21 +0000 Waner http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/?p=598 http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/04/24/first-solo-flight-at-13-5-hours/feed/ 5 Pre-Solo: Life is about tests, tests that need a pencil, tests of character, tests from God, and of course tests from the FAA. I passed my first test (not counting my medical exam) that stands between me and my pilot &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for the whole article, full links, pictures, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~4/VHXAG2e-YuI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/04/24/first-solo-flight-at-13-5-hours/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~3/KazgoM86zbs/ http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/04/04/lesson-8-new-airport/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:26:46 +0000 Waner http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/?p=570 http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/04/04/lesson-8-new-airport/feed/ 1 Today&#8217;s lesson started with the realization that I know next to nothing about the plane that is keeping me in the air. I can tell that skip is prepping me for my Solo. This morning he was asking questions about &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for the whole article, full links, pictures, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~4/KazgoM86zbs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/04/04/lesson-8-new-airport/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~3/F13uuw0gQWM/ http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/03/29/lessons-5-6-7-steep-turns-touch-and-goes-and-mostly-not-air-sick/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:04:29 +0000 Waner http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/?p=532 http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/03/29/lessons-5-6-7-steep-turns-touch-and-goes-and-mostly-not-air-sick/feed/ 1 I owe you a few flight lesson write ups. So grab some popcorn and enjoy: Radio Talk Unlike other Primary student pilots, I&#8217;m not scared on the radio. I haven&#8217;t been since that first lesson, but boy, I am making &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for the whole article, full links, pictures, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~4/F13uuw0gQWM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/03/29/lessons-5-6-7-steep-turns-touch-and-goes-and-mostly-not-air-sick/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~3/gwIZkXKg0ok/ http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/03/02/lesson-4-slow-flight-and-stalls-part-2/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:17:10 +0000 Waner http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/?p=519 http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/03/02/lesson-4-slow-flight-and-stalls-part-2/feed/ 0 I took some raw ginger about an hour before my flight and I thought it was helping with my nausea. I felt great up until after a few maneuvers. At that point, just a little bit of queasiness hit me. &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for the whole article, full links, pictures, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~4/gwIZkXKg0ok" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/03/02/lesson-4-slow-flight-and-stalls-part-2/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~3/bxUo8p_iKow/ http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/02/26/lesson-4-slow-flight-and-stalls-part-1/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:07:53 +0000 Waner http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/?p=499 http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/02/26/lesson-4-slow-flight-and-stalls-part-1/feed/ 0 My last flying lesson happened on President&#8217;s Day. I arrive at the airport and start inspecting the plane. She flew earlier that day by another Club member who is just about ready to take his Checkride. By the time Skip &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for the whole article, full links, pictures, other content, and more! ]]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BornWithoutWings/~4/bxUo8p_iKow" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.bornwithoutwings.com/2012/02/26/lesson-4-slow-flight-and-stalls-part-1/