Forecast looks promising for Monday

So far, the weather is looking good for Monday, so I'm thinking about blocking out some time for a checkout in the Archer. All of my flying experience has been in Cessna 152's and Cessna 172's, so the transition into a low-wing Piper Archer is going to be a great experience.

I'm also in the planning process of a couple x-countries for my time building to meet Instrument x-country requirements. Instead of just going from point A, to point B, and then back to point A, for a total of 30 hours, I'm planning a couple of "trips" to make the time building process more exciting. I hope to get some pics of the flights too, which I will post for you all to see.

That's about it for now. Have a Happy New Year, and you can expect another post within the week.

Almost ready to get started

Here's the deal with my flight training scenario.
First off, I'm financing my training through SLM. I just got back from Paramount Flight and worked out the whole program for the 1st half of my loan with SLM. I excited about picking-up where I left off. I plan to go all the way to CFI, CFII, and MEI.

Here's the breakdown of the plan:

1) I only have 15 hours x-country time, so I need to start time building to meet Instrument Rating requirments. I'm going to log 30 hours of x-country time in the PA28, which will put me at 45 hours total x-country.

2) Once I'm at 45 hours total x-country time, I will start my Instrument training in the PA28.

3) Next up is the Multi-Engine rating (PA44). Shouldn't take more than 10 hours before I'm ready for the checkride.

4) After Multi rating, I will be time building again. I will log 15 hours in the Multi (PA44) and 6 hours in the Single (PA28).

So, starting off with 80 hours TT, I will have logged 182 TT/25 ME.

Next-up will be to finish time building, obtain my Commercial rating ASEL/AMEL, and then my CFI, CFII, MEI.

Can't wait to get started!!!

Introduction

Thanks for stopping by to read my blog, which is dedicated to my journey into the wonderful world of aviation!

Just a short bio of where I'm at:
I started flight training in a Cessna 152 @ Buffalo Aviation (Buffalo, MN) at 15 years old.
I soloed in the Cessna 152 @ 16 years old.
I received my PPL ASEL @ 17 years old.
Since then, I have accumulated 80 hours TT between Cessna 152's and 172's.

Just recently, I started Helicopter training, but after much advice and many hours of weighing out the pros and cons, I have decided to continue my training in fixed wing aircraft. It's hard to part with Helicopters, because they are a lot of fun, but I plan to finish up my Helicopter ratings in the future.

So, up next will be the Instrument Rating. I've been paging through my PPM and my Gleim book to basically familiarize myself with the situations and terminology that are ahead with the Instrument Rating. Needless to say, I can't wait to start my Instrument training!

Thank-you for stopping by to read a little about myself. This is just a short intro, but more happenings will follow, so be sure to add my page to your bookmarks. Comments are always welcome. Again, thank-you very much for your time.