10.10.06
Student pilot in small airplane
Our son Ezra is taking flying lessons out of Laconia Airport, so we get to see him a lot on weekends lately. He is really enjoying it, often flying twice a day to get in the hours since he is totally limited to good weather days right now. He is about 1/3 along towards getting his private pilot’s certificate for starters, and then he’ll see where it takes him from there.
I tagged along and took a few pics of Ez doing his preflight and taking off with his flight instructor Dennis, of Sky Bright. One day soon I hope to go up with them, preferably not on a day when Ezra is practicing steep banking turns and stalls… I’m not much of a backseat flyer!
Ezra starting his preflight instrument panel check– plane is a Piper Warrior PA 28-161, single engine, fixed wing and gear, 4-seater
Ez checking the engine
Examining the propeller
More engine checks as Dennis, the flight instructor, looks on
Ready to roll– bye mom–
Taxiing out to the runway with Dennis in co-pilot’s seat
Ezra’s takeoff– Hooboy!
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Connie Moses, petArtist– website since 2001:
PortraitsWithPets.com (homepage) aka PortraitsWithHorses.com (art galleries)
