Back in Flight

After two weeks of airplane repairs, I got to fly again last night amidst the towering cumulus clouds. That’s not as exciting as it sounds; it basically means that we stayed in the pattern so that we could get down quickly if something bad blew over us. But, in the end, it turned out to be beautiful flying weather, although being in the pattern for the first time in over a month meant that I didn’t look around and admire things as much as would be nice.

I had a pretty good day of landings, though. That was encouraging since it has been a while since a pattern day went that well. Since I had my instructor with me just in case I started having a baby or something, we took advantage of the quiet pattern to do a simulated engine-out landing. I did OK, although that little plane glides a lot further than I always think it will.

I’m starting to think that my flight training won’t take as big a hit from the baby break as I thought it would. I never would have thought I’d still be flying at 37 weeks, but the only hard part is getting in and out of the plane. And, I have an awesome flight instructor that doesn’t mind climbing into a plane with a pregnant woman. So, maybe just a month or so off for the birth and immediate freakiness of learning to be a parent. Not too bad!