I've been wanting to get current again for night flying, but the weather hasn't been cooperative, and its so late before a landing counts for night currency (1 hour after sunset, which this time of year is around 9:30 PM) that I just haven't been able to accomplish it - at least not until tonight...
Around 8:00PM tonight, I noticed that they sky was clear and the winds were calm. I had slept well last night, had arisen relatively late, and had even laid down for half an hour before dinner, so I was well rested.
So, I checked for TFRs, got an online weather briefing, scheduled the club plane, grabbed my flight bags, and headed off to the airport.
Long story short, it was a beautiful night to fly, and I was even relatively satisfied with my flying. In fact, my landings were three of my smoother efforts. As usual, I was a bit high on approach, and my turns to final were late, but overall, I was satisfied. I didn't take any time to fly around and enjoy the night lights - just stayed in the pattern - but it was still quite enjoyable.
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Posted by David at June 09, 2009 11:13 PM | Categorized under: A day in the life, Flying