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On my 200th hour, I had my best feel good landing. Been interesting to
look back on my log book and see how much I have learned / experienced in the past 2+ years / 200 hours. Summary as shown below 09/29/2001 First flight! 06/30/2002 First Solo 09/29/2002 First Duel Cross Country 10/14/2002 First Solo Cross Country 01/26/2003 Passed Check Ride 01/27/2003 First passenger taken 02/02/2003 Checkout ride in my Beech Sundowner 02/24/2003 Night landing, no landing light 02/23/2003 First passenger taken on a cross country trip 03/09/2003 First night cross country solo 04/11/2003 First full stop at a controlled airport 04/18/2003 Caught VFR on top, diverted to another airport 04/19/2003 2nd Diversion due to strong headwinds for fuel 05/18/2003 Vacuum pump failure during night flight 07/19/2003 Engine failure - declared inflight emergency to ATC 09/22/2003 Test flight for engine break in 11/12/2003 Electrical fire (no flames, just burning wires and smoke) 12/11/2003 Runway closure, landed on taxiway Today's landing reflected the quality training I have received at MBO. I was returning from a lunch with a friend of mine at MCB (McComb MS). There was a NOTAM for runway closure at MBO (Madison MS) that was to expire 21Z. I arrived back at 20:30Z, and JAN (Jackson MS) approach told me the NOTAM was still in effect. I said no problem, I will go the practice area and fly for a little bit and wait for the runway to open. At 21:30Z, I reported to approach that I wanted to return to MBO. Approach did not have any information on the NOTAM, so I said I would report back to him. I over flew the airport, saw the X's on the runway, called into MBO and asked how much longer. The runway was being repainted. They didn't know, but landing and take offs were being done on the taxiway, so I report back to Jackson and requested to return to the practice area. I flew for another 1/2 hour and then returned back to MBO. Runway was still closed, so I decided OK, I will make the attempt to land on the taxiway. I had first and foremost, "if it ain't right, go around", so I was ready to fire wall it just about the entire approach. Taxiways look like toothpicks on approach! Wind sock was pointed at a 45 degree angle to the runway, but the winds were not strong, maybe 5 knots, so I knew crosswind component would be minimal. I trimmed the plane on downwind, and slowed to my approach speed on downwind, so all I had to do was really focus on my ground track. My tracking was real good, holding it all the way to the ground. Mains touched, and I wouldn't doubt if the nose wheel landed right on the taxi line. This was by far one of the most feel good landings I ever had. The biggest thing about this, is that due to the narrowness of the taxiway, I did't have the edges to really use for reference, since my wings blocked my view, so I used the seat of my pants, and used power to control my descent down the ground. This was the first time I could really feel me flying by the seat of my pants. Needless to say, everytime I fly, I feel like it is my first flight! Thanks to all who take the time to share their expertise on these newsgroups to newbies like me! Allen |
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