Happy Airlines

For my last 3 days at work I've been flying in. It's been good practice for the upcoming practical test. I'm still a little bummed that I had to relearn another airplane for the test but I could always use the experience. I feel much more confident than I did before.

Here's a quote from MyFlightBlog:

"As a result when I would get out once every month and it would take me a while to feel perfectly comfortable in the plane again. It is not to say I ever felt unsafe because that is not the case but instead I felt like I needed to concentrate twice as hard and rely on checklists much more that when I was flying more regularly."

I've noticed the same thing. When weeks have passed between flights I feel that the workload in the plane starts to pile up. It's almost as if I'm becoming reactive to flying rather than proactive. Usually it only takes a trip and some ground time to pass for me to realize the mindset I need to have in the air.

Anyways, the new runway at the plant is awesome...5000ft of runway and usually with a right crosswind. It's made great practice for take off's and landings. The other benefit is the commute is now 25 mins with about 15 mins ground time rather than 1 hour and 20 mins driving. It is my last day here at work...so we'll see what lies ahead. The new job is also next to a runway!