This was my official final week for classes! Even though my semester ends next week, all my assignments and projects ended this week. All I have next week are exams. This week in engines, we looked at turbine engine inspection and maintenance. These topics include the start sequence and items to monitor while starting up. …
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Week of 4/13
I was able to fly again this week! On Thursday, my friend, Chris, and I rented a cessna and flew to Falcon Field (KFFC) in Peachtree City. We wanted to fly over the city along our route but we weren’t cleared into the Bravo. On our way there we detoured around KATL and the city. …
Week of 4/6
This week was definitely not as good as last week but still alot was learned. In my engines class, we went over turbine ignition systems, jet fuel, and the lubrication and cooling systems inside of jets. Once again, not as intriguing as last weeks discussion of parts of turbine engines. Despite this, I learned alot …
Week of 3/30
Despite being not allowed to fly for Purdue at all this semester, I was still able to fly this week was definitely a plus. On Tuesday, I went over more arrival plates for my instrument class. We went over several arrival plates for many different airports. I also went over sections of jet engines in …
Week of 3/23
Given the recent Covid-19 Pandemic, my flying for the semester has officially been cancelled. I will no longer be able to fly this semester or complete my flight course. In addition, airports all over the world are affected by the virus. GlobalAir.com’s homepage has many stories documenting the airport unemployment and closures. https://www.globalair.com/ I never …
Week of 3/16
Week of 3/9
This week, once again, was pretty dissapointing in terms of flying (can you see a theme for this semester?). I was able to fly once on Friday due to bad weather throughout the beginning of the week. Despite only one actual flight, I began my simulator course this week. On Monday, my instructor and I …
Week of 3/2
This week, I wasn’t able to fly at all. I had 4 slots scheduled for the week but weather and plane availability cancelled all of them. On Monday, early mornign wind shear foced me to cancel. On Wednesday, planes were sparse due to stage checks, check rides, and cross countries so I wasn’t able to …
Week of 2/24
This week I was only able to fly twice. On Monday, my flight was cancelled due to weather. My wednesday flight was also cancelled due to bad weather. Fortunately, I got priority for my slot on Friday since I was planning to do an XC to KBEH. The flight went great until the return leg. …
Week of 2/17
This week was some what of a catch-up week for me. Since weather in the beginning of the course was pretty terrible, I have been slightly behind in total hours. In addition to being behind, getting a plane outside of your normal slot is extremely difficult which makes it hard to catch back up. Fortunately, …
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