June 10, 2006

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Lesson # 4

June 10, 2006

Log Entry

6-10-06 - Diamond DA-20 - N392DC - From AEG to AEG - 6 day landings -1.3 hrs - working in the pattern - Wendell Gunthorpe, CFI

Wednesday's (6-7-08) lesson was canceled by Wendell, as the Diamond was in the shop. And the Saturday before (6-3-06) was cancelled due to high temperatures and bad thermals at flight time. So it's been 10 days since I last flew.

I was scheduled in the DA-20 today, and this should be my main training aircraft for the foreseeable future. I really like this plane, as it's got great visibility from the cockpit, has a control stick rather than a control wheel, and is low wing. It's also about 15 dollars an hour cheaper than the Cessna 172 that most train in.

I arrived at the airport at 0845, and joined Wendell and several other folks checking out a RAF 2000 gyrocopter. The owner had done a beautiful job build the aircraft, and it sure looked like fun. But I came to fly an airplane,