May 2018 – Flying Gas

Solo Navigation Exercise 1

Posted on May 10, 2018June 17, 2018 by Mike Blackburn

Solo Nav Number 1 – FALA – FAVV – FARG – FALA Look. Flying an airplane is fantastic. Flying an airplane solo on the other hand? Absolutely amazing. It’s great to be flying solo again. But scary too. Almost everyone I know who has learned to fly tells me they got lost on their solo…

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Solo Currency flight to Rustenburg

Posted on May 2, 2018July 21, 2018 by Mike Blackburn

Date Aircraft Route Flight Time Total Hours 26 April 2018 SR20 ZS-CTP FALA – FARG – FALA 1.6 59.2 This was a currency flight – it has been more than 3 weeks since my last flight and the school rules stipulate not less than 1 week between solo signoff and solo flight. So it was…

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Flying Totals for jhb.anaesthetist as of 10/22/2026
582.1 ASEL 991 Landings (541 Day, 23 Night), 50 Approaches 6 Approaches - ILS 10 Approaches - VOR/DME 17.7 Cross-Country Time over 50nm 2.8 Day Flight 17,574.29 Distance Flown 1 Engine Out Landing Patterns 139.0 Fuel Added 27 Go-arounds 7 Holding: Entries 12 Landings - Cross-wind 9 Landings - Emergency 3 Landings - Grass 21 Landings - No Flaps 1 Landings - Stop and Go 273 Landings - Touch and Go 37 Landings - Touch and Go (Night) 12 Missed Approaches 2.5 Night Cross-country Time 72 Number of Passengers 33 Passengers - Recreation 16.3 Solo Time 268 Takeoffs (any) 5 Takeoffs - Cross-wind 3 Takeoffs - Grass 55 Takeoffs - Night 15 Takeoffs - Night, Non-towered airport 29 Takeoffs - Night, Towered airport 42.3 High Performance 0.6 High Performance - SIC 6.3 High Performance - PIC 135.0 TAA (Technically Advanced Airplane) 0.6 TAA (Technically Advanced Airplane) - SIC 27.2 TAA (Technically Advanced Airplane) - PIC 220.6 Cross Country 17.7 Night 42.0 Instrument Time (=0.0 Actual + 42.0 Simulated) 42.0 Simulated Instrument 23.7 Ground Simulator 119.5 Dual Received 0.6 SIC 462.5 PIC 501 Flights 582.1 Total Time