PPL training - Landings 2
| 2 minutes read, 296 wordsLess than ideal weather conditions still made it difficult to continue on the lesson plan. So we continued with pattern work while waiting for weather that was good enough for the stage check.
![ENHD seen from above](enhd.jpg)
Slight crosswind this day as well, and I started the lesson with some really lousy wind correction. The pattern didn’t look very good either.
![Runway 31](rwy31.jpg)
So we continued until I finally was able to do a much better wind correction, and a more rectangular pattern.
![Holding in the sunset](sunset-holding.jpg)
Traffic meant that we had to do some holding today as well. That’s how it is when the airport is open only a few hours each day, and all the traffic that is has to arrive and depart at the same time. But we can’t complain, compared to other airports, we barely have traffic.
![View over Kopervik](kopervik.jpg)
One of many beauties of VFR is that we don’t have to hold in a holding pattern. We can also request to do some sightseeing, which we did.
![View towards Haugesund](view-towards-haugesund.jpg)
There’s always something new to try and learn, so today I got to try flapless landings, and a pattern at 500 ft. That was uncomfortably low! I also got to practice another go around.
![Final runway 31](final-31.jpg)
Flying this time of day during this time of year has something magical over it. The sunset lasts longer up in the air, and seeing how it’s actually a lot darker on the ground than it is in the air was a bit strange (but very logical).
![Sunset over runway 31](runway-31-sunset.jpg)
I don’t know why, but I also love the sight of an airport in the sunset. So this is easily my favorite lesson this far!
We didn’t stop before it got dark, and parked right before VFR day ended. About an hour and a half after we started, with 13 more landings in the book.
![Touch and go on runway 31](tg-on-rwy-31.jpg)