I started the pre-flight and surprisingly remembered how to do everything. That was good sign, considering my last flight was 10/10/2010.
I taxied out on the unplowed taxiways, and almost at the same time, Scott and I brought up the topic of Flying Wild Alaska. It certainly felt like Alaska with all of the snow, and freezing temperatures to match.
Last night the forecast was 1-2 in of snow in the morning with overcast cloud cover. It turned out to be clear skies, calm winds, and smooth air--excellent flying weather!
We flew out north-east to the practice area for some power on/off stalls, steep turns, slow flight, and emergency descents. The steep turns were rough; I felt uncoordinated. Everything else went very well, especially the slow flight and stalls.
We headed back to the airport for a few landings. On the way back, I overshot the VOR radial (something I need to practice not doing).
The landings all felt smooth as butter; we did a short field, soft field, and normal landing. I think the snow on the runway may have added some padding and made the landings nicer, but my flares seemed to be right on the dot nonetheless.
Mark up 3 landings and takeoffs for the day, along with new solo endorsement that expires in May (this will be the last one!)
I'm setting a goal to have the license by April 30th.
