Well today was completely devoted to nailing all of the maneuvers and requirements for the checkride. Since I started flying over a year ago now, there is still a lot of rust to shake off. We spent just over 2 hours working on short field and soft field takeoffs and landings, steep turns, stalls, slow flight and unusual attitudes under the hood. It was nothing short of a well needed practice session. I know I can do all the maneuvers but but I want to make sure when I have one chance to do it on the checkride, I’ll do it the first time.

I logged 2.1 hours of pure practice and have more confidence in my abilities to perform the maneuvers when I need to.