Sorry for the super duper amount of time between posts. Basically, I'm doing a time-building phase right now until I get to 200 hours. Then it'll be right onto the Instrument and Commercial courses. I've been trying to be constructive with my time, making sure that there is a good blend of night, and cross country. As well, I make it a point to land at a class C (+) every flight. It is amazing just how much your communication skills improve by landing at busy airports!
As far as being adventurous, I have taken some time out to pass along the joy of flight - something I swore I would do well before any of this adventure began: I always dreamed of flying when I was a kid - but never really knew anyone with a plane. So in order to correct that for others, I decided to post an ad on craigslist.org activities for free airplane flights for anyone who wanted to come along. It was been quite a joy letting others enjoy what I love. Unfortunately, from the 150+ emails I got in response to my post, I was able to take only about 20 of them for flights. I highly recommend if you are ever in a situation that you can just pass along this gift to others, you do the same. Most of the time it was just a glorified intro flight - but the sounds of excitement from everyone who flew along was just great. The next time you're going up and you see someone staring at the planes, ask them if they want to come along. I dare you!
Of all the people who've come along for the ride, I only had one person get sick. Glad I had a spare bag handy! I learned later that this person was so nervous and excited on the drive to the airport, she almost stopped to spew while she was driving. I think she puked ten times.
Several mornings I've flown directly up to Phoenix to pick up the manager of our location. Again - nothing like flying into busy airspace to build your confidence and skills. Plus - flying the head of school - better motivation to grease landings
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Thanks for reading!