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Lesson 61: Training Area

Sunday 25 May 2008, 11am in Citabria VH-WKM

Weather: wind variable, 3 knots (more later?).

TBA

Cloud scattered 5900 and 6900, overcast 10500. qnh 1024. Atis delta.
started with 55 litres (i measured 60 - 25 in right; 35 in left.
NO lights of any kind working.
Got cleared to take off immediately - on crosswind got cancel climb restricion,
so climbed to 4000 feet - flew E of The Oaks, then W & climbed to 4500. steep
turns then hasell checks & practiced stalls at all 4 points of the compass,
wkm reliably dropped the left wing (note - in lesson 43 it was the right wing).
Got the loss of height down to 150'. Quite heavy stick force required to stall.
few more turns, then PFL down to 1400' (~ 500 above terrain. inbound 2100
mayfield w/delta. Join base for 06 report @2 miles. Called 2 mile base for
touch & go. (should have said circuits). Told to maintain 1800 and call
when overhead. Busy - tower alternating landings and takeoffs. Made my o/h path
W of runway. Told to turn L and descend to circuit height. Did so. Quite tight
b/w previous arrival & mine. My turn was probably too tight => lost
insufficient height => final was one long sidesalip. Ok landing. Round agin.
Tower asked as I was climbing whether I was remaining in the circuit or
departing; told him I planned 2 more circuits. Called downwind, given #2 behind
cessna on final. Best landing of the three. Last landing - flared a little
high, but speed was good. had stall warning going on all landings. Taxiied,
parked. Jim pulled up in MIU with sudent & told me about Niall's Tiger Moth
upside down in a field nr Hoxton Park following engine failure. Jim had seemed
quite pleased that I was still practising PFLs - this is why.

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