Aileron

I'm back! It's been a long hiatus, a little under eleven months. In that time, Joanna went through the last weeks of pregnancy, we had the most amazing baby girl (Nori), we moved apartments, Joanna started a new job, I went on parental leave, and then I went back to work. We're finally getting to a point now where child care and getting back to work has stabilized enough that I can realistically devote two to three hours a week to flying again, so here I am.

Obviously my main concern was that I'd forgotten everything in the interim, but I'm happy to report that everything still felt familiar, at least as familiar as they felt when I left off last June. It felt so good to get in the air again. Even my landings were pretty smooth.

KPAO was undergoing taxiway construction so we went over to KHWD to do pattern work there, doing three touch-n-gos. Everything felt good in the pattern, and I felt more confident on the radio than I had previously.

Trying to get as much flying in now as I can and bang out these landings. I feel close to soloing. Super excited.

• Flight Hours: Δ1.3   Σ25.8
• KPAO 291747Z 32010KT 10SM FEW030 BKN040 A3010
• KHWD 291754Z 28015KT 10SM FEW024 SCT032 BKN050 17/07 A3010