Hazy dayz of summer...
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Anyway the major point of the lesson was stalls, and I didn't do terribly -- I remembered the entry procedures pretty well and have them fully committed to memory now (lights, fuel pump, slow down, flaps 10, (no carb heat b/c the dew point spread was wide), clearing turn, flaps 25, clearing turn, flaps full, throttle to idle, right rudder to stay coordinated - wings level, pitch up, angry beavers (stall warning), nose down & full throttle (carb heat already cold so no need for that, & kick in even more right rudder too keep the wings from dropping), level the wings & level the nose, 55KIAS & start taking off flaps, flaps up by 75KIAS, pitch-power-trim for level cruise @ 90KTS).
I blew the first few stalls (let the nose drop too far & dropped about 100', and almost spun one of 'em 'cuz my wings werent quite level on entry), but got back into the feel of it with the last few and only dropped about 30-50' with the wings staying mostly level.
Next lesson - even more stalls, and if the haze cooperates possibly some ground-reference work.
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