What I Learned Today

1) Starting a blog will cause someone around you to do the same (*cough* http://biker4bcwalks.blogspot.com/)

2) Landing a plane is like riding a bike, once you know how, even if you go awhile (in my case, almost a week) without doing it, you're still golden.  In fact, you can get better... =D

3) When you walk out on to the ramp (plane parking-lot) and hop in a plane by yourself, guys, of all ages, will stand and gawk watch.  Todays count: 6.

4) When you land your plane, and hop out, those same guys will still stare.  Then ask if you need help pushing your plane back into its parking space (to which I replied: "I figure if I can fly it, I can park it")

5) Now, there's sunsets.  There's sunsets over mountains.  And, there's pretty moons.  But, until you see a perfect sunset over the Blue Ridges, with a perfect moon on the other side of the sky, round and bright, all from 3000 feet above ground, you haven't seen a sunset.

6) Don't piss off the control tower.  I was approaching to land, heard a Cessna request a take-off.  Tower said hold for incoming landing traffic.  Jet in front of me landed, then a Delta RJ took off, and I was in line to land.  Cessna asked again, since about 5-10min had elapsed.  Long story short, the tower jumped down his throat and kept him grounded for another 10min.  I chuckled...

7) If you know a tower controller, shake their hand and thank them.  Their job kinda stinks, they deal with jumpy people above and people like me who are still new to the game all while wrestling with regional jets and what seems like constant ground holds at Charlotte and Atlanta.  The guys at CHO deserve cake, and lots of it

8) Don't drink a diet mountain dew right before jumping in a plane.  Bad news bears

9) This week has a terrible amount of work going on, so once again, flight time is limited till Thursday afternoon.  But, I have 3 hours Saturday and 3 Sunday, and it's supposed to be perfect weather.  WOO

10) Flying by yourself is awesome.

Done my thesis stuff due this week, done my communications homework, and now done this post.  Bedtime for this duckling

PS- i'll try to get some pictures soon...