First Flight in the RG!
February 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Date: 02/08/2010
Time: 18:30
Point of Origin: Hillsboro, OR (HIO)
Destination: Hillsboro, OR (HIO)
Flight Hours: 1.2
Flight Info: Jeppesen Commercial Pilot Syllabus Flight #46. Local Dual flight in the 172RG. First “Complex Aircraft” flight. Took off from HIO and headed south to McMinnville. Enroute I worked on going from cruise to slow flight and then back to cruise. After that it was a few stalls, both power on and power off. Over MMV we did some steep turns. We flew back into the pattern at HIO and performed 1 touch-and-go and 1 full stop landing.
Thoughts: The RG is a ton of fun to fly! We got up to 145 knots while cruising down to MMV which is the fastest I’ve been in an aircraft I’m flying. It is amazing how much of a difference there is in performance when the wheels go down (wheels down = more drag = we slow down pretty quick) to when the wheels are up (wheels up = less drag = takes much longer to get it slowed down). Just by adding the extra controls for landing gear, adjustable propeller, and cowl flaps there is a large increase in things to do in the cockpit at all times. I think that what I enjoy the most is having something new to work with. As usual I had a ton of fun and loved this flight!
