PILOT SHOULD BE FLYING !!!

After 2 weeks without touching the plane, I can no longer stand being not airborn..  I asked my good friend Suddat to let me sit in the back and observe his flight training.

the lesson today was one of my least favorite subject- " partial pannel ". you lose your attitude indicator and heading indicator, these two are the most frequently scanned instruments. it makes the flying a lot more difficult and really need to keep your scan going.. 

while I was sitting in the back, I think they were doing holdings near the VOR. 

saw this racetrack for the first time, thought it was an airport at first.. 

 

the landing was really smooth, he had to circle to land after an ILS 17 approach. 

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here are some more pictures.

gusting 40miles !

few days ago, a friend from Boston came to visit and stayed for the weekend. we went to play some golf one day and the wind was gusting 40 miles!!! 

tree fell beside us, we were less than 1 meter away from the tree..

dead either from the tree or the jumping...

Instrument Rating Training

Today I passed the instrument Ground school final exam, which means I can go ahead and take the FAA instrument exam !! that's great ! IFR ( Instrument Flight Rules), is a rating which would give the pilot the ability to fly even in low visibility, or have no visual reference to the ground. it is precise flying. when flying in the clouds, if a pilot trust his senses ( feel, visual), he might end up upside down and not knowing it ! that's why this rating is required in all the airlines !
a lot of studying is required in Instrument training, but I managed to make it through the class, which means I'm fine ! 
Also today I recieved a not-so-good news. I have to paulse my flight training because I need a "new" TSA clearance for Instrument training, which either me nor my instructor know about. so, I have to apply for TSA, and they will approve, then i will pay them another $130, and they will approve... god knows how long it will take.... so with that said...I think I have a little big of break here! oh ya! summer break! what to do??
here's my STRIPE !