Saturday Crosswinds

Saturday was the first day without rain in 9-10 days...We had a huge low-pressure zone camp out over Chicago and the midwest for a while, and finally it cleared off enough to exercise the ol' Cessna 172. As you can see from the photo, there were several other pilots out enjoying the break in the weather. It was my first real practice with some 90degree cross-winds, so landings were a little on the challenging side. I practiced some nice long approaches, setting up a forward slip and getting those landings done right. It was definitely harder, and I do need some serious practice. No landings were a big problem, but I was having trouble flaring at the right time and getting the airplane on the runway at the spot that I was aiming for.

Coshocton is really green right now! It's just astounding to look at this place from the air and see how much it has changed since March (see photo below).

I captured this Beech King Air on short final, but my camera was having a hard time focusing in-between the bugs on the windshield (oops! Sorry, Ed!), so this is the best photo that I have. Hopefully, I can keep my eyes open and get a couple of better ones in the future.

The weather for Tuesday looks fantastic, so I'm looking forward to a nice long cross-country with my instructor. Until then...