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Entry #14 April 30th, 2010 • Plane Picnic?
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| Dale "Splash" Klapmeier |
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During the
Key Air
Plane Picnic event,
Cirrus Aircraft's
President,
Dale Klapmeier,
and Vice-President
Bill King took a spin
in FMFT's Cirrus
certified sim, thinking
it would be a
piece of cake. |
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Hal Rogers |
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Tim Barzen |
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But FMFT Operations Manager,
(also my flight instructor), Chris Dunn had a surprise in store-- a simulated carrier landing. The peanut gallery in the back suggested also giving them smoke in the cockpit or any number of the other conditions the simulator can present, but landing on a carrier is hard enough on its own. For one thing, you can't flare, or... |
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You end up in the drink!
Even the President of Cirrus can benefit
from the experiences FMFT's sim can provide.
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Afterwards, he announced Full Motion Flight Training's certification as the world's first certified Cirrus Flight Simulator Center. FMFT's President, Tim Barzen, and Chris Dunn flanked Klapmeier during the presentation |
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Back In the Saddle |
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| And me? Well, my biggest challenge at present is finding the time to fly!! But I'm committed to flying a lot more in May, at least two times each week, and finally gaining mastery of the plane, and all of its doohickies and thing-a-ma-jigs. Last week, I had an exciting departure from the paved portion of the airport, no harm done, but it certainly got my attention. Must remember not to use the brakes when you really want the rudder on its own! |
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I saw Eric and Max, two of my fellow ground school chums, at the Plane Picnic event. They have both soloed and moved far forward in their training. I was jealous! Time to fly! |
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