Bluelabel
Well Known Member
Just wanted to recap my recent experience training with Mike up in Vernonia, Oregon.
What a great experience!!. Except for a flight with a friend last year, this was my first time REALLY flying the 10. (On the way out the door, my wife's comment was "I really hope you like it, because we're kind of committed at this point")...
As for the plane, All I can say is, wow, I can't wait. Flies like a bat outta ****. Super fun, climbs fast, predictable, stable.
We were flying in the Van's factory 10. Mike just swaps out whatever plane he needs for whomever is in town to train.
It's a pretty little grass strip you fly out of. My first. You then go to a bunch of other Portland area airports for pattern work and practice. I needed/wanted 10 hours of training, and even with the wet weather last week, the ceilings remained high enough we were able to stick to our 2 flights a day.
Mike is an awesome instructor. Very knowledgeable and very fun to fly with. I think if you looked up "laid back" in the dictionary, there would be a picture of Mike. I don't think anything get's him flustered. Even me completely blowing a couple of my first landing attempts.
He taught me a completely different way to take of and land than what I had learned. It's much better. Let the plane fly itself off the runway instead of getting to speed and rotating.
Anyway, it was a great experience and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to do their transition training...
And Vernon is a cute little mountain/logging town with very nice people...
What a great experience!!. Except for a flight with a friend last year, this was my first time REALLY flying the 10. (On the way out the door, my wife's comment was "I really hope you like it, because we're kind of committed at this point")...
As for the plane, All I can say is, wow, I can't wait. Flies like a bat outta ****. Super fun, climbs fast, predictable, stable.
We were flying in the Van's factory 10. Mike just swaps out whatever plane he needs for whomever is in town to train.
It's a pretty little grass strip you fly out of. My first. You then go to a bunch of other Portland area airports for pattern work and practice. I needed/wanted 10 hours of training, and even with the wet weather last week, the ceilings remained high enough we were able to stick to our 2 flights a day.
Mike is an awesome instructor. Very knowledgeable and very fun to fly with. I think if you looked up "laid back" in the dictionary, there would be a picture of Mike. I don't think anything get's him flustered. Even me completely blowing a couple of my first landing attempts.
He taught me a completely different way to take of and land than what I had learned. It's much better. Let the plane fly itself off the runway instead of getting to speed and rotating.
Anyway, it was a great experience and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to do their transition training...
And Vernon is a cute little mountain/logging town with very nice people...