May 14/14 – PPG course Day 5 – Jeff is finished with 32 flights

Great morning that was bit on the wet side but no turbulence at all till 1 pm. Andre still sick.

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Brent had rough landing on last flight in a wierd swirl of no wind – check out those skid marks…

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May 13/14 – PPG course day 4

Still sick. Morning – rain – no training. Afternoon everybody flew. David 3 more flights, Jeff 4 more flights, Brent 2 flights. Congrats Brent on you first solo today. We packed up just before major storm blew in and had a beer before bed. Great session!

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May 14/14 – Videos from last 3 days

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May 12/14 – PPG course – day 3 pm

Jeff 4 more flights for total of 12. David skipped the session. Brent ground handled but vere very close to first solo. Andre, still sick.

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May 12/14 – PPG course day 3 am

I am battling major chest cold so not much time for updates.

Jeff flew 4 times last nigh and Dave did his first solo as well.

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Brent was still ground handling but is improving rapidly.

This morning Jeff added 4 more flights. Dave skipped this morning and Brent has ground handled more and is now ready for the engine.

Off back to the field now. Looks like we may have some rain coming our way later today.

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May 10/14 – PPG course day 1

What a long day. Started at 8 am – finished at 9 pm. Non stop.

3 students, Dave, Brent and Jeff.

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Too tired to write more…

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May 8/14 – Flying around Niagara

I had amazing 1.5 hr of flying around Niagara Peninsula in a Piper Cherokee. Several touch and go’s in Grimsby, bunch of stop and go’s in Welland. Sky was overcast at 10 000 ft, bit hazy, but ohhhh what a smooth air! Smooth like a butter…

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May 8/13 – Wind meter available

This wind meter is great for all of us who need to measure a wind strength. Remember, safe cut off for flying is 20 km/h and for ground handling 25 km/h.

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This is not one of those electronic gadgets that will only last one season. I have had mine for last 15 years!

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Worth every penny.

May 5/14 – New course starting May 25/14

I will be starting with one student on Sunday May 25/14. We will go through ground school in the morning then go to field to practice ground handling. The other 6 training days will be booked based on my and your availability. This course is suitable to for all students which are relatively close so commuting for every day of training is not an issue.