Recently I took up my son & two mates (1 young fella & 1 not so young) for a flight out to Cressbrook Dam & then back into Toowoomba for some circuits.
On friday night I went out for a quick currency check with one of the instructors at the Darling Downs Aero Club, then for an hour of circuits.
I hadn't flown at night for almost a year, so it was great to get back up in the air in the dark, even if it was doing laps.
As it turned out, I had a nice little cross wind to deal with which was good to have added to the mix as I hadn't done any takeoff's or landing's at night with a x-wind.
The night was pretty uneventful, but very enjoyable. I think it's time I talked a couple of mates into coming for a night flight over Brisbane to look at all the pretty lights.
I took one of the aeroclub's Tomahawks up for a quick currency flight on Saturday.
I flew south of Toowoomba to the training area for a practise forced landing, then flew back to Toowoomba for a touch & go on the grass strip (rwy 24). I then came around for a cross wind landing on rwy 29. I had about 15kts of crosswind from 220 so it made for some good crabbing.
I then flew up over my mate's house & my house, then back to Toowoomba for a glide approach onto rwy 24.
Due to the recent changes, I contacted a few of the gliding clubs around Toowoomba. This resulted in a good conversation with the 'Tug Master' of a club about 45mins from where I live. He is keen to have me assist with glider towing on a bi-weekly basis, however I need to have a tailwheel endoresement as they use the Piper Pawne.
Well... after selling the family home to pursue the dream of a career in aviation, attaining my CPL, MECIR & Caravan Endo, then landing a job with a Parachute Operation in the Caravan, we've put the brakes on.
