Today I had an IFR cross country flight to Rock Springs, WY and also to Fort Bridger, WY. The total flight was 3.5 hrs. I was in contact with Salt Lake Center for the duration and flew 1 ILS, 1 GPS, and 1 VOR approach. I got a little bit of actual instrument time, here is a short clip of me flying into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).
The winds were stronger than forcasted when landing at the two airports in Wyoming. There were sustained winds of 30 knots (about 34 mph) with some gusts. Landing in strong winds, especially crosswinds can be difficult. However, I successfully performed a touch-n-go in Rock Springs and Fort Bridger. Needless to say, the ride was fairly bumpy today.
After my cross-country flight, Justin, my flight instructor, spoke to his other student. The other student was going to fly that day but decided not to. So Justin invited me to go up in his airplane. Justin has a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. It has a kit on the wings that allows for slower flight during landing and take off. We wondered how many feet it would take to take off and land today, during the strong winds. Here is the result.
I went on google maps and approximated that it landed and came to a stop in about 200 feet. Normally it could take about 600-1000 feet.
A fun day of flying!
15 years ago
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