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		<title>Update #9</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/update-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I finally got a chance to fly after nearly a month of not flying. A friend of mine (who is also training to get his PPL) and myself flew over to Camarillo for lunch. We took some video of the take off and landing at Van Nuys which is posted below. It was a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=245&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update #8</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/update-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[catalina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a couple of quick updates. Since my last post, the podcast has picked up in traffic! It has been a couple of weeks since I published one so if you subscribe, be patient because I will be keeping it up. I also received my permanent certificate in the mail. Since I filed the paperwork [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=243&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update #7</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/update-7-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So just a quick update with what I have been doing with my time lately. I recently started a general aviation podcast that goes over the week&#8217;s GA news. I have had a steady increase in subscribers so hopefully I can develop it some and keep it going. As of now there are 2&#8230;not so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=238&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update #7</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/update-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I finally went on my first flight as a Private Pilot! One of my buddies called and wanted to have lunch so I suggested we do that then go on a short flight since he had never been on a small aircraft before and seemed interested in doing so.
After work, I met him at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=235&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update #6</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/update-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick update. I have yet to fly as a certified private pilot, however, I will be going up soon. I have quite a few people that want to go but I want to make sure my first flight with a passenger will be something special.
I also decided to take a step up in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=233&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Acknowledgements</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/acknowledgements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many people that I need to thank for helping me achieve my dream. Obtaining my certificate was a very time consuming and expensive process and now that it is done, I want to praise the people who have contributed.
I would like to start by thanking my grandfather who, as a pilot, sparked my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=228&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Checkride</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/the-checkride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[check ride]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well today was the day. A long day at that&#8230;
I set my alarm for 7:30 in the morning to make sure I had everything together. My stomach was turning upside down from the butterflies. I had to get current weather information for the flight that I planned a cross country for (Van Nuys to Imperial).
I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=225&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson #41</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/lesson-41/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More checkride prep today. We flew direct to the Fillmore VOR and tracked the radial east toward Santa Paula where we did a few landings. It was pretty busy in the pattern which can be a mess since it&#8217;s a non-towered airport. After a few landings, we made our way back to Van Nuys and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=221&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson #40</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/lesson-40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Flight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=219&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson #39</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/lesson-39/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I just spent some time in the pattern practicing normal landings. I got 6 landings in, 4 of which were good and 2 had a bit of ballooning with some adequate saves. I didn&#8217;t do anything that would advance my training that much but any bit of practice before my checkride helps.
I logged 0.8 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=217&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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