Lesson number 2

Yesterday I took my second flying lesson. I was nervous and didn't want to schedule it because I didn't think I was ready for it. Chapter 3 was long and hard to understand with all of the descriptions of aerodynamics. All my worry was for nothing I was ready for it.

When I got to the air field I had to go over a few thing in my book for last minute information I could use in the air than went over maneuvers that I would be doing in the air. After that we got our head sets and headed out the door to the hanger. We walked over to the plane in the hot sun and did a strict check to make sure everything was working properly and that the plane was fly able. After we went through the check list we pushed the plane over to the fueling station to distribute fuel into each wing where the separate gas tanks are. After that we went through our pre flight check list which was checking all the systems in the plane. We contacted the tower and asked for permission to taxi down the runway. So once we got clearance from "Ithaca Ground" I pushed the throttle all the way in to full power and in a matter of seconds we were in the air. We flew right over the lake and had a beautiful view of Ithaca. I loved flying past the high school knowing my friends were in class and I was just flying over them. Once we got into our practice zone I started my maneuvers and did very well with them even though I was still a little nervous about it. After I had finished we started heading out of the practice air space back to the air port. So I called into Ithaca tower which is the control tower for planes in the air and asked permission for landing. Once we were clear for the runway I lined up the plane with the runway and brought the flaps all the way down. At this point I thought that I was going to give the controls over to my instructor, but he just kept giving me instruction as to what I should be doing so I slowed the plane down to about 40 mph and with just a little help from my instructor I put the plane down nice and easy. At this point I felt like a million bucks because that was my first landing. After landing we taxied over to foxtrot which is a direction on where to go. So I headed to that direction and we did the post flight check list then bought the plane back to the hanger.

Flying is now and I believe will always be a part of my life its just when I am up in the air I feel like nothing can hold me back and I am as free as a bird just flying above everything watching the earth move under me as I'm flying by. I don't think there is another feeling like it in the world.