- Plane: Cessna 152 (959GT)
- Lesson: Level flight, climbs, descents, med bank turns, climbing turns
- Duration: 2 1/2 hours total
My nerves were much better compared to my last lesson. I was still tense, but considerably less than last time. I took a picture of the cockpit this time, so I can study it and intuitively look at the gauge I want to look at.
What I learned:
- Full throttle all the way in when I do climbs, then level off when I reach the desired altitude, leave throttle all the way in after leveling off for a few seconds to pick up speed, then pull the throttle back.
- For a descent, pull the throttle back to descend. Pull the nose up or down to manage speed.
- On med bank turns, the strut should be flat.
Realizations: I don’t have to rudder back and forth down the runway. The plane is going to pull to the left because of left turning tendencies, so I should let the plane pull to the left if I need to correct to the left, instead of using rudder pedal. In other words, use right rudder to steer to the right. Don’t use left rudder to steer to the left. (A strong cross wind would change this)
