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From now on I’m scheduled for one lesson a week. I have 8 hours of oral exam prep to complete and three moc check rides with the schools chief CFI (certified flight instructor) and flight school owner.

Just before I soloed for the first time my instructor introduced me to short field techniques  but I hadn’t had much time to practice. After soloing several times to practice maneuvers and flying 3 solo cross country flights, it was time to develop some proficiency at short fields.

While flying at night is challenging due to the many illusions that make it difficult to judge distance and movement, the rewards are many.

Totally unedited video from the side camera from my last solo, cross country XC 5.

As usual I’m sure watching the entire video isn’t for everyone !!!! So below is a timeline so you can pick out the landings or the BEAUTIFUL trip down the Susquehanna River.

1st Landing from 2nd XC Solo.

This was my first solo cross country XC flight. I flew from Westminster, Carroll County Regional Airport (KDMW) to Chester County Regional (KMQS) via Lake Marburg, Lake Redman, Lancaster (Smoketown Airport S37).

So I was going over all my lessons on an excel spreadsheet that I keep and looking at the regulations covering training requirements, specifically FAR 61.109, trying to figure out where I stood.

I bought a GoPro Hero3 Black as new in the box from a friend, a GoPro Session with suction mount, a multi purpose external battery, and the Nflightcam Elite Aviator kit which includes mounts, case, and audio patch/charging cable for the Hero3.