Jeremy, Flying...Jeremy Zawodny's adventures flying and such...Spin Training in the DG-1000- September 24, 2004 Today I flew with Brett in the DG-1000. In an effort to kill two birds with one stone, I put him in the front seat so that my flights could finally earn me a back seat checkout (which I'd been meaning to do for about six months now). We took a 5,800 foot tow the first time to practice spins. First, he asked me to do a few stalls just to see which wing drops. Each time we came fairly...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/flying/archives/002640.html Post-Frontal Fun in the DG-1000- September 20, 2004 I headed down to Hollister around 12:30 today with a 3-5pm reservation in the Grob. I drove through a lot of rain to get there and was convinced the airport was going to be rained out. But while I was still 10 minutes out, Lance called to tell me the DG-1000 was now free (he had just finished) for the rest of the day. Did I want it Hell yes! I convinced Darren to ride in the back seat and...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/flying/archives/002605.html Landing on Tow- September 17, 2004 Most of the fun in today's flying was learning to land on tow. The idea is to simulate a double release failure where neither the glider nor the tow plane can disconnect from the rope. Alan was our tow pilot, which is good, because he's probably the only tow pilot at Hollister who has done this before. The three of us discussed what we were going to do on the ground before going up to give it a go. The...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/flying/archives/002588.html More Training Fun- September 10, 2004 This morning, after re-taping the wings on the Grob, we had five flights. Two "high" tows (3000), two pattern tows, and a simulated rope break. I practiced: Slips to landing (no spoilers) Stalls with brakes open Precision landing Turns to a point Steering turns to a point (tow pilot didn't get it though) Boxing the wake The slips are getting better but not quite there yet. Ground track control is harder than I thought it'd be in a full forward...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/flying/archives/002550.html First 5.5 Hour Flight out of Air Sailing- September 9, 2004 On Monday (Labor Day), I had my longest duration flight to date. Thisi is my condensed flight report. Flying out of Air Sailing in Nevada, I launched fourth and released at 6,800 feet MSL (or 2,500 AGL). I thought I had a good thermal at the south end of the Dog Skins. Instead I spent the next hour or so struggling to get above 7,000 feet. At one point I was down to 6,200 feet and ready to head in...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/flying/archives/002545.html Training for My Commercial Glider Rating- September 9, 2004 Okay, I've neglected this flying site for far too long, so it's time to get back on the ball. I've been toying with the idea of working on my Commercial Glider rating for a while now. Last Thursday I began the process. I hadn't intended to, but the soaring forecast took a turn for the worse. So instead of flying the Duo Discus with Brett, I suggested that we start working on my commercial stuff. I flew the Grob 103...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/flying/archives/002544.html |