Wow,what a day,started grey with rain and very windy,the front went through then a sunny clear day although wind was always strong.
I've had around 2hrs 30 mins flying with the CFI, including landings at Cambridge and Norwich,a MATZ penetration at Lakenheath and had four USAF F15 Eagles go over our head 3000 feet above us,they looked huge for fighters.
I also had some practice diversions with no planning,just eyeballing it and estimating heading with windspeed.
It was very windy on approach back home and gusting up to 30knots on finals but straight up the runway,even so quite a handful.
I said to the CFI "I might need a hand here !" but he told me to see how I got on,I managed most of it but it was very turbulent at 50 feet and I felt his re-assuring touch on the controls.
The Stearman was out flying today and it took two of us to hold it back against the tailwind on the ground outside the hangar before we chocked it,it was some wind!
A solo nav exercise tomorrow then my first solo landaway at Cambridge,either tomorrow or Sunday.
I have now passed the Air law,Human performance,Meteo and Navigation exams.
I have Aircraft technical,Aircraft performance and R/T left to do.
I thought the aircraft subjects were one exam but now understand they are two seperate ones.
I find the Airquiz site most helpful combined with reading and doing the exercises at the back of the books.
Now quite tired, but we are out to dinner tonight so I should sleep well!!!!
Lister
