Senior Project Day 1 (May 8th, 2023)

Today, myself along with my partners Henry Krehbiel and Ben Greenberg traveled to the Concord Aviation Center for our first day of learning to fly. Unfortunately, the wind speed was 17mph with just to almost 30mph on the runway, so the weather was not suitable for beginners such as ourselves to try and go up into the air. Rather than actually flying today, our respective instructors ran us through the nomenclature involved in the numerous websites that are used to predict the weather and/or conditions in the air. We also went over what needs to be done before taking a plane up, which involves methodically and very thoroughly checking through the many parts of the plane's interior and exterior. My instructor Michael and I ran through this information for 2 hours until I went home. Since I returned from Concord Aviation, I have been studying the information that was presented to me to prepare for my first day of flying tomorrow. Im very excited to continue learning, and I am waiting impatiently for my first day in the air tomorrow.

Time at concord aviation - 10:00-1:00
Time studying at home - 4:00 - 6:00

Total Hours: 5

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