http://theflyingtoga.com A Soaring Passion for Aviation. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:21:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today, I worked at Montessori Pathways, the private preschool and Kindergarden mother teaches at.  I helped the owner's husband Val take care of some stuff around the school.  Things like sweep the play area and refill the sandbox.  Your probably wondering how this relates to aviation (besides making money to.  ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/rambles/playground-equipment/ Most people know that it takes a minimum of 40 hours to receive your pilots license. However, you can't just fly for 40 random hours and go for your checkride. You are required to by law to spend some hours doing performing certain tasks. There are other ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/aviation-term/private-pilot-requirements/ I had a blast today. The winds were gusting a little bit but luckily, they were heading straight down the runway. That was a relief. Finally I got to go flying after almost 3 months sitting on the ground. Today worked a little different than most ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/lessons/gusty-but-allright/ I rescheduled my last lesson for Tuesday.  It was the only opening for the next two weeks (at least for Johnny).  It's from 4 to 6.  I booked N43020 from 5 to 6.  I'm excited to finally go flying.  It seems like its been forever. Thanks for reading!!! Evan Krueger http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/updates/tuesday/ Today my dad and I drove up to Wonder Lake to visit Galt Airport. It was a nice experience. We talked to a man about the history and flight training program they had to offer. He explained the rates and other such things also. We were ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/updates/todays-adventure/ As you probably guessed, my lesson was canceled today due to the tornadoes, storms, and winds. While sitting at home, I was thinking about flying related things.I had been looking at my past receipts and flying account statements. I noticed they were a little high. That's been ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/updates/no-go/ Now that school is finally over (hooray!), I've finally had some time to catch up on some aviation things. Today, I decided to visit AOPA's Air Safety Foundation's web site to see their new courses. Their Know Before You Go: Navigating Today's Airspace course looked pretty cool. ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/lost-and-found/asfs-know-before-you-go/ Unfortunately, I have to push back my next lesson ever further.  I have a big game on that Thursday that I will not be able to skip.  So I decided to reschedule my lesson for Friday, June 6th from 12:00 to 15:00.  That way, I won't have to worry about ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/updates/another-change-of-plans/ I've been looking around on the internet for good paper airplane designs. That's what I spend most of my study hall's doing: flying paper airplanes. I finally came across a site with a really cool design. I tried it out today in my backyard. Long story short, ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/lost-and-found/worlds-best-paper-airplane/ Finally! I've found a day that is expected to be sunny! I am super psyched to fly! I've been grounded for a while now and am not liking it one bit. On the 22nd I am scheduled to meet with Johnny from 16:00 to 19:00. ... http://theflyingtoga.com/Evan/updates/new-leson/