Once again, things regarding today's flight didn't go according to plan. But I was able to get in the air with my flight instructor and get a little more stick time in the Diamond Star, albeit, a really short flight in the pattern again. The problem: the plane sat outside in the elements and accumulated some frost on the wings. It was also a cold morning today when we were scheduled to go flying so the pre-flight took longer than expected! After pre-flight, we towed the plane over to the fuel pump because I noticed that the tanks were running dry (yep, another time-consuming process). After fueling up the plane (and enduring the miserable cold!), we finally hopped in and got the engine started.
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| Second flight in N321PF. |
Winds favored Runway 12 so I taxied us over to the far end of the airport, where we would do our run-ups. After run-ups were complete, I taxied us onto the runway, advanced the throttle to begin takeoff roll, and we got airborne. Like the last time I flew the Diamond Star, we only had time for one touch-and-go landing and then a full-stop landing following two circuits in the pattern. Following the second landing, I taxied us back to the ramp so my instructor can get to work one of his students; his advice during my checkout in the DA-40 is always appreciated. We secured the plane and called it a successful, albeit, short flight.
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