More Flying

Still haven't completed the private ticket. Unfortunately my wife thinks God is trying to tell me something. Half of the flying I had schedule I had to cancel because winds were exceeding the cross wind component for the airplane, let alone my experience.

Last time I wrote I still needed to complete:
1.5 simulated instrument (including unusual attitude recover) Done, but more unusual attitude recovery practice wouldn't hurt.
3 landings to full stop at controlled airport Still need to do.
Long cross country Still need to do.
Night cross country Done.

The night cross country was an experience. Not sure if I would want to do this on my own in the immediate future. Flew from Fort-Collins Downtown, 3V5, to Fort Morgan, FMM, just beyond Greeley Colorado you come to empty plains. Very few lights or roads. Almost like flying with the hood only there is a faint horizon line.

Like I said above half of my scheduled flights had winds pretty constant in the mid-teens and gusting into the mid to upper 20s. One day was gusting in to the low 30s.

Now the flying is on hold from an injured knee. Nothing too serious, according to the doctor, just don't climb stairs, walk up hills, or carry anything heavy for two to three weeks. Unfortunately, I live in the mountains (no flat walking areas), live in an unusual home where I have to go up stairs from the driveway to get to the basement. The nothing heavy works, except it means not pushing an airplane back into the hangar. This pushes me out to mid June now before I can continue and is another reason my wife says God is trying to tell me something.