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Larry, Don't necessarily give up on night flying. Night flying can be a very enjoyable experience. The air is cooler and smoother, there is far less air traffic, the controllers are less stressed and more relaxed, and the view outside can be incredible! Just start slow and choose your time, place, & circumstances. Start with pattern work or short local flights. Later you can fly in areas or along routes you are comfortable and familiar with, choose clear & preferably moon lit nights, make sure you are rested, and plan it so you can land before you become tired or fatigued. I frequently fly from Southern California to Northern California in the evenings if the weather is good, and it is some of the most enjoyable flying I have had. Dan Hall Ercoupe N3968H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 7:13 PM Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Night cross country > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > I got in my required night cross country last Tuesday. Now I just need > another dual and my solo work. Of course, I will have to train in a C150 > for short/soft field stuff and under the hood. I also need to practice > ground reference maneuvers and regular landings, too. I will work out all > the weight and balance stuff, become familiar with all the operating > limitations, etc. Then it will be check ride time. I'm shooting for not > later than mid June. > > The night cross country pretty much confirmed what I had already assumed - > night flying is not for me. Perhaps with practice I could deal with it, > but I'm not comfortable at night, and my night vision isn't the best. So > I'm gonna be a daytime kind of guy. > > I did 7 landings at Belleville, IL, which handles a lot of military > traffic for Scott Air Force Base. I did stop and go landings on their > 10,000 foot long, 150 foot wide runway. Funniest part of the evening was > watch a KC-135 tanker wait for me as I landed and taxied by in the > Ercoupe. Then I did a landing at Festus, MO, where they had a self-service > fuel pump, then two more at my home base in St. Clair, MO. > > Total time in the air was 3.2 hours. A long night! I got home about 1:30 > am. > > I'm determined to get this thing wrapped in the next 30 days - let's see! > > Thanks for all the kind words when I soloed! > > Larry - N99340 > > ========================================================================== ==== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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