After a 12 year hiatus from flying planes, a friend of mine took me up today for a 2 hour jaunt over northeastern Colorado. We flew over our rocket launch sites, did some manuevers then headed out for some touch and gos.

I was really happy to find out that I can still manuever the plane (Cessna 172) within plus or minus 50 feet on the altitude and dead on the heading. I was also estatic when he let me land a couple times. They weren't the prettiest but they were still pretty darn good.

In celebration, I packed me a Really Awesome Special Sigar for the drive home. But forgot my cutter and lighter. I've still not lit it up, yet. :-)

Now I wonder about getting a new medical......
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Glad you had a good time David, now get to smoking that cigar. What is it?
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Congrats on getting back in the air!! Hope you decide to get back into it. Talk about another slope to slide down!
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Hey, bro'- congrats! I went flying today as well, in a Cessna 177RG- altho I didn't handle the controls. Jut took a quick jaunt to Columbus, OH, for a GTG with some folks from my airshow board.

I fondly recall my herf with you and Fred!
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In my next lifetime I am going to learn how to fly. NExt best thing is my touring motorcycle.
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Isnt flying great?
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Landing is even better!:-)
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Squeaking two in is better yet!!
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:-) :-) :-) :-) (without the 'sudden' stops)
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Good for you gettin back up there. That's next on my to-do list.
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Congrats bro!

Glad the flyin and landin went better than the smokin!:-)
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