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First Flight With My Dad
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:author: tyrel
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:category: flying
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:tags: flying
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:status: published
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I actually did a flight on July 7th, but It was only one lap around the pattern. It was 95°F here, and I knew I wouldn't be in the right mind to continue my flight as I got to the traffic pattern after take off, so I just called crosswind, and headed back to land, a whopping 0.3 hour flight time! So that's what just one melting traffic pattern loop looks like!
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.. figure:: {static}/images/2021/07/10_loop.png
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:alt: GPS track around the TTA Airport, just one pattern loop
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GPS track around the TTA Airport, just one pattern loop
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Anyway! My father was excited to fly with me, we took N2114F up. We intended to go from KTTA-SDZ-KRCZ, but it was still hot, so we decided to just do SDZ and back.
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We take off, and do one lap around the pattern - I want this to be my standard when I bring new people up, it gives them a way out to say "GET ME OFF PLEASE". After that one pattern lap we headed towards SDZ. It was a really smooth flight, we flew at 4500 feet to the VOR, then tried to get to 7500 feet on the way back (We had time, I wanted to climb) but it was just SO HOT that we ended up just staying at 5500feet, the climb was taking forever!
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When we were 10mi from the airport, it started getting super busy (BBQ day at the airport!), so we decided to waste some time in the practice area and I did a steep turn for him to waste more time. After that the traffic died down so we headed back to KTTA. I did a touch and go, a regular landing, and then being that there was no other traffic, practiced an emergency engine out procedure (what I failed on my checkride) and that went smoothly.
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So nothing super special about this trip, besides it was my first time flying my father.
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.. figure:: {static}/images/2021/07/10_tyrel-in-passenger-seat.jpg
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:alt: Me in the passenger seat climbing in and getting ready to go.
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Me in the passenger seat climbing in and getting ready to go.
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.. figure:: {static}/images/2021/07/10_tyrel-and-tony.jpg
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:alt: Me and Dad sitting in airplane, somewhere above North Carolina
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Me and Dad sitting in airplane, somewhere above North Carolina
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.. figure:: {static}/images/2021/07/10_tyrel-pointing-out-window.jpg
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:alt: Me pointing out the tiny window on the airplane.
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Me pointing out the tiny window on the airplane.
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.. figure:: {static}/images/2021/07/10_propeller-and-dashboard.jpg
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:alt: Part of the dashboard, and CO detector, plus a blurry propeller in the background
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Part of the dashboard, and CO detector, plus a blurry propeller in the background
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.. figure:: {static}/images/2021/07/10_right-side-haze.jpg
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:alt: Looking out the right window, the sky is hazy, part of a wing can be seen
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Looking out the right window, the sky is hazy, part of a wing can be seen
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.. figure:: {static}/images/2021/07/10_tony-and-tyrel.jpg
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:alt: Inside the cockpit, profile view of me, and part of my father's head.
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Inside the cockpit, profile view of me, and part of my father's head.
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