Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Mapped and Aware

Flight #: 023
CFI: Kristie H.
Aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta II
Aircraft ID: N8361N
Duration: 1.1hrs
Cumulative Time: 23.4hrs


Well, I was determined not to be that "idiot helicopter student who keeps getting lost." So I made myself a map to print out and keep on my knee-board until I figured things out. It worked like a charm. I'm sure it was mostly a confidence issue... but having a backup map to know where I was made a big difference:

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Same maneuvers as the past few times... and I am definitely getting better. Now I'm just not lost.

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