Ormond Beach
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Longing To Fly
... about to genuflect, and he was 'all about me for the day', because the others on their 'qualifier' were stranded outside Ormond until late last night, as the wind had picked up very considerably. And today, Thursday, Russell and myself managed to get ...
Onwards and Upwards
Howya, Hello again from Ormond Beach. Pretty eventful week, in some respects. Firstly, the original instructor Danny, left on Monday, and had the pleasure of me as his last passenger before he moved to pastures new, namely the position of first ...
Endeavour
... , the chief instructor, said I could head off with the others for the afternoon. Where to.......? To a town south of Ormond Beach called Titusville (it is NOT pronounced like that!!!!), to see the space shuttle Endeavour take-off from Cape Canaveral. I ...
Country Crossing
... and landing, taking off again and so on. On Wednesday, I had my first 'Cross Country', which involved planning a flight from Ormond, to an airport to the north called Flagler, then west towards an airfield called Pierson, which is literally that, a ...
Tomoka State Park
We had reservations only for the one night at Gamble Rogers so on to Tomoka in Ormond Beach we went. Arriving Friday, March 13th we explored the park. This state campground is in jungle with old growth. The ...
Flight Test
... were also high on Tuesday, a few of us rented a car for the day and went to Daytona, the 'mall', Walmart, and basically escaped Ormond and the airport for a few hours. The remaining two weeks will have me trying to get in as many hours as I can. I ...
Hard Landings
Hello everyone, End of week two, eventhough it seems much longer. Four exams down, including a repeat of one. You get three attempts at each exam and to date, I only 'failed' one, and repeated it and passed the following day. I say 'failed' (in ...
First Day Flying
Hello everyone, Hope this finds you all well, and hello from a 32degree Ormond Beach Florida. Arrived here on Friday evening, and immediately stumbled upon on of the biggest events on the local calendar, namely the Daytona 400, which is this huge car ...
Happy Landings
... Creek (read previous entries), him mocking my flying, and me mocking his: "Kevin, that landing was atrocious!" lol. Back to Ormond, finalised my paperwork, and into Daytona for a few bevvies, before heading out to dinner later this evening. The video ...
Hitting the ground running
... means get the plane ready for departure. Before we left the ramp, he says, 'departure to the north, Dave,' which surprised me. So leaving Ormond to the north, he says, 'Dave, I want you to sit back, relax, and remember why you want to fly'. So I did. ...
Back for more
... from Florida, 32 degrees, 85% humidity and with sweat dripping off me, I'm packing for the journey home. Arrived back at Ormond Beach three weeks ago to finish hour building and get a multi engine rating added to the licence. Thankfully, everything on ...
Dec 26, 2009
Christmas in Ormond Beach
... will update this blog to show some of the natural beauty of Ormond Beach and the many things that can be easily accessed from Ormond Beach ... fort of St. Augustine, Cape Canaveral, Orlando, Disney World to name a few. If you plan to make Ormond Beach ...
The Bird of Happiness and A Boat-Shaped Car-Wash
Woke up with tiny bits of cacti in our shoes, razor sharp little bastards who made the morning walk to the shower a painful ordeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big drive starting today to make it across the Florida peninsula in time, of ...
Ormond Beach - meeting Suzanna's parents
We had flown from Phoenix to Orlando, where Suzanna's parents picked us up, and took us by car to their home in Ormond Beach, Florida. It was the first time for me to meet this generous and warm couple. They had a wonderful and grand home in a forested ...
Country Crossing
... tips were green - funny that. After Pierson, we'll be heading east to overfly another airfield north of Ormond called "Flagler" The whole trip should take around 35 minutes. It's great having your own little airplane to fly ...
Progress
... as of tomorrow which I can borrow whenever.. driving in the USA.. uhhh.. yeh! Apparently there is some massive big party on this weekend at Ormond Beach which all the guys are going to.. I won't be drinkin.. but man I'm gonna be there! ha ha! ...
Day 6
... that was a good sign. Back to the campground around 3:00 pm...old people need their naps!!!! We were able to sit out in the sun and it was beautiful enjoyed reading at the beach. Leaving here tomorrow for Kissimmee staying there a few ...
Solo cross countrys
Hey all! Another update, now that I'm starting to really get the ball rolling! (or so it seemed) 3 days ago, I begun my solo cross country and clocked up about 3 hours. It only really dawned upon me an hour in.. S#*T! WHO IS FLYING THIS ...
Flying SOLO!
Hi all! First solo complete! I DID ALMOST DIE! But it's all good now. Perfect day for flying today, no wind. Flew a couple of circuits with the instructor and taxied in to let him out. Taxied out on the runway, Take off ...
Starting out with a car crash
Hello everyone, finally arrived in the Orlando Sanford on Thursday night, 1 hour 10 minutes ahead of schedule. Everything was going smoothly until I got pulled up by the immigration authorities and sat in a small room to be ...
Going round in circles
Hi folks. I've been here almost a week now and things have been pretty busy. Yesterday I passed my first exam, "Human Performance & Limitations". Tomorrow, I'll have a crack at "Aviation Law". There's a guy here from Latvia ...
Finished!
Hi all! Firstly, I must say that following my last entry, I had lost almost all hope. The weather didn't get better for a grand total of 6 days!! With the hours I needed to get, time was ticking down and I got to the point where on the 7th day, if I ...
Not the best start..
... 3rd time and they told me to take a seat in this little room. One hour later they grill me about why I'm coming to the States. Finally I get let out and head for the baggage area. Due to the delay, my bag had been sitting around so long the police ...
Gettin the hang of it!
Afternoon all! A brief update of what's going on! My Tobacco spitting instructor has been away for the weekend so I inherited another instructor named Daryl who is Canadian. Daryl was very precise about things and began showing me circuits ...
Spring Break 2007, Florida
During Spring Break, I traveled to Florida to visit with Family and enjoy the ...
Start from the beginning!
... 't failed any and in fact scored well over 90% in all but 1! Not bad! I leave tomorrow without really knowing what to expect. Forums have a very mixed view on both completing the PPL in the states and Ormond Beech itself! So here goes nothing aye? ...
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