Flight# 3

The weather outlook for today didn't look good. It rained cats and dogs in the after noon. We managed to squeeze in two flights between the openings but, never left the ground though. Below is a view of the planes mostly, amphibians, parked on the ramp.

I reached the airport slightly before 9 am. Bill was already there dispatching the N4655X. I went ahead to clean the windshield with some special spray. When you wipe, it has to be in the direction of the wind blowing over the airplane it seems. Otherwise, streaks will form on the glass which could create glare.

After the preflight inspection, we headed to hangar area, for some more ground practice. The ground control appears to be more difficult than flying the plane! Any deviation from the center line could clip wings with electric poles or buildings. On top of that, wind is gusting around 25 knots! This means, you also need to turn ailerons into the wind. Otherwise, especially because the Cessna 150 is a high wing plane, the wind can tip the plane over. After practicing a few turns and circles in the hangar area and on taxiways, it started raining with wind gusts increasing. So, we headed to the parking area.

The practice time during this flight is .6 hours on Hobbs. Cumulative Hobbs time: 1.7 hours.