Pilot Life: Some Quick Patterns/Return to Provo!

Today, I got up early to do a flight and once again, I found myself in Spanish Fork. We had a late-start to the flight from the original schedule however, so as a result, I suggested to my instructor that we just do pattern work today to polish up my landings, which he agreed to do. While my instructor was tying up loose ends elsewhere, I went out to the airplane and conducted the pre-flight. Once that was done, we hopped and got the engine started. I taxied a short distance and did the run-ups. Everything was in good working order so I taxied us out to the runway and we got airborne.

Flew again on N992CT.

However, once we got airborne, we ran into some precipitation. Icing was always a concern so we had to consider some options. My instructor suggested that we head to Provo as the weather looked clear over there. I agreed to the prospect as I was very familiar with Provo's procedures!

I tuned into Provo's ATIS frequency to get the weather information and then called up the tower; just like when I was flying at UVU! Tower instructed us to enter the downwind for Runway 13, making the standard midfield report. I did my first landing and it was alright, but I still could use some improvement. I made right closed-traffic and set up for another touch-and-go. My second landing was little bit better. After the second landing at Provo, I requested for straight-out departure back to Spanish Fork, which was granted by the tower controller.

It was so nice to be able to return to Provo after not flying out of there the past several months. After being approved for frequency change, I made my CTAF calls at Spanish Fork. By then the rain subsided and I set us up to make a full-stop landing, which was successful. I taxied us back the ramp and the shut the engine down calling it a successful, albeit short flight!