Pilot Life: Back in the Cherokee with Solo Landing Practice!

Finally! The Cherokee is back to good-working order after all the hassle with its radio equipment so I decided to take it out for a spin this morning and get some landing practice in.

Also, I dedicate today's flight to my grandfather, who passed away early this morning (more on that in a future post)...

Finally logging time in the Cherokee again!

After a quick pre-flight, I hopped in, got the engine started, taxied a short ways to the run-up pad, did the standard engine run-ups, and taxied a short ways over to Runway 30 and held short for a moment. Once I visually cleared the final approach and departure ends, I taxied onto the runway, began takeoff roll, and got airborne. From there, it was left closed traffic every time, as my goal today was to get back on the horse flying the Cherokee, which I haven't flown in for about a month due to the problems it had. I'm also planning on taking a friend flying on the Cherokee in a few days so I wanted to assess myself in the airplane.

I flew the standard left traffic pattern and made four landings total for today's short flight; three touch-and-go landings, followed by a full-stop. Everything was as expected as I was able to recall the flow of things while flying the Cherokee. And all my landings were decent too! After my full-stop landing, I cleared the runway at the next available taxiway and taxied the plane back to the ramp, where I would shut the engine down and call it a successful flight!