A couple of short flights

Not much to post about lately...I've been traveling a lot for work, and the onset of fall has turned the weather "northwestish" (yes that's an official term...generally the METAR expression of it looks something like 23003 2SM BR SCT004 OVC010 10/10 2995). Result: not a lot of opportunity to fly. 75898 has only been in the air a half dozen times in the past month. So much unused potential!

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I flew up to Tacoma Narrows (KTIW) for practice, and because I love the scenery in the pattern there. I took video that I hope to post in the near future.

Tonight I stayed in the (very busy) pattern at the home patch, and put 1.1 hours, 7 takeoffs, 7 landings, and a go-around (planned) in the book. It was about 50 degrees F and at that temperature the 180 hp engine really climbs. I was generally at pattern altitude in the turn to crosswind climbing at Vy. Normally I don't level off until just before the downwind turn. There were two other aircraft--a 172 and a 152--in the pattern. I was between them with the 152 leading the pack. It was fun.