Post #24 - More Flights in the Arrow

This Monday and Tuesday I flew again in the Arrow. These flights in the Arrow are so I can get my complex endorsement. You need this type of endorsement in your logbook so you can be a PIC of an aircraft that has a retractable landing, variable pitch propellor, and adjustable flaps. Just about any type of aircraft that is used in commercial flying is a complex rated aircraft. The flights were a little over an hour each and the weather was beautiful this time. I practiced slow flight, stalls, take offs/landing (both normal and soft field), emergency procedures (including engine failure, fires, stuck landing gear,etc), ascents/descents, and just getting used to how the new airplane feels. It is a heavy beast and my left shoulder is still sore from having to yank back on the control for landing flares. Guess I need to start lifting weights and muscle up. Overall, they were two good flights and I am looking forward to next week when I will fly again.

I am also enrolled in commercial ground school. As the semester progresses I will write about topics that I feel are important to commercial pilots or those who have an interest in becoming a commercial pilot. I will review some of the FAA commercial pilot test questions and have some small quizes. Hopefully this will help you to get an idea of what is expected of a commercial pilot.
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On a different note, I am adding a donation section, which can be found below or on the side column. Any donation will go to my flight account to help pay for the expense of my training. This will allow for me to continue flying, write about my experiences on this blog, and to help further interests in aviation. Please help contribute, even if it is a little, to help make this all worth while. (I am not trying to make money, and this will be the only post about it, all posts after this will continue to be 100% aviation. Review my previous posts too if you haven't already). The shirt is an original design with detail from an aviation sectional chart, seen below.

Any donation $15 or more will receive a FREE Flyin Aggie T-shirt!