Tuesday, my flight lesson included landings. I must say that they are a little more difficult than I originally thought. With a little practice, they will become easier. It doesn’t matter how many times that you read about them and practice in your mind, there is no substitute for the real thing. So anyways, we were able to practice landing like 12 times. We would just land, take off and get back in to the pattern. We had a few landings that were rough. We actually landed on all three wheels once. That was bad. We also got caught in some air disturbance from a plane that landed in front of me, twice. It is weird to be approaching the runway nice and easy and then at the last second, the plane is all over the place. You have to make some quick adjustments. I am proud to say that my best landing included the disturbance. Really, I am not sure what I did to correct for it, but it was a good landing, so I take credit for it. Next week, my lesson will include more of the same.
We got our 2 sheds delivered yesterday. Special thanks goes out to the towing company because they dropped them off nowhere close to where they go. After work, Melinda, Mat, Meagan and I tried to push the smaller of the 2 sheds. Uhhh…that didn’t work. It wouldn’t budge. Next, we tried to use a 4x4 as a lever and 1 person lifted the shed and the others pushed it around. This was very slow, but it was working. Just when I was thinking that we were going to spend hours moving the stupid shed, a group of teenage boys on bikes showed up looking for Meagan. How wonderful it is to have a beautiful teenage daughter sometimes. Melinda told them that they needed to help us for Meagan to be able to hang out with them. Yes!!! The ultimate bribe! With three more boys, it took us a total of 5 minutes to get the smaller shed in to place. Thanks goes out to Meagan’s friends. They can hang out any time, unless one of them asks her out. Then, they are banned from our property! We will have to get Billy and his tractor to help us move the larger shed because the towing company dropped it off in the middle of the side yard. Maybe I will post a picture of it and let everyone know where is should be. It is truly funny.
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Okay, so this is the kind of stuff that makes your mother's heart pound!! These past 2 weeks have not been good for me when it comes this whole issue of pilots licenses, planes and such. But I know this is something that you love and so therefore will continue to embrace your enthusiasm. I just happy that you didn't decide that you wanted to de-fuse bombs.
Well, if the pilot gig doesn't work out, who knows.
Landings are scary, but I am more afraid of taking off. I always pray for at couple of minutes--I guess it goes back to when that plane crashed (if I have my stories straight, the one Melinda's mom decided she didn't want to get on, mind you) less than a minute frome take-off. I am glad you're enjoying your lessons, though. Can't wait till you get a plane and we can all be snooty jet-setters. Heh.
That is too funny about Meagan's guy friends!! But, also a little scary for Aunt Jen to think about.
I'm sure Billy will help move the shed this weekend. He's talking about taking a personal day tomorrow to clean up the house.
OK, this blog is ticking me off!!! Maybe I am too impatient, but I posted a comment earlier and then when I got home from work, I posted again because it still hadn't shown up. Well guess what? I showed up alright, so I had to delete it. Argh. I'm hungry.
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