My 10 Year Anniversary
I didn't even notice it was my tenth anniversary until after I got home and put the flight in my logbook and poked around with it a bit, but today is the 10th anniversary of my receiving my private pilot license. What better way to celebrate than by regaining VFR currency?
So off to Gaithersburg I went to fly with Frog (for those of you who don't know who Frog is, that's ok :-)). I flew around the pattern a number of times, landed the airplane without breaking it, and took off again, then lived to tell the tale. I did not strangle the Frog.
The ADIZ wasn't awful for pattern practice. In fact, it was relatively simple. Called up Potomac and asked for my squawk, got it, and flew around in circles without bothering to talk to them again. I am told this is much easier than leaving the ADIZ to practice elsewhere then begging to get back in.
I had forgotten a number of things about flying, unfortunately. One was that the yoke can get pretty heavy after awhile. I'm pretty sore after flying, but happy that I'm back in currency. Hooray.