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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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		<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>
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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.
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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>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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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>
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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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		<title>Lesson #38</title>
		<link>http://thelandinggear.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/lesson-38/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Nasserian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I officially finished all of my cross country solo requirements with a flight to Hemet Ryan. Hemet is to the East of Riverside and is a non-towered airport. The flight was a bit different to me since it was to the East of Van Nuys rather than the normal Westerly flights that I have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelandinggear.wordpress.com&blog=3881821&post=213&subd=thelandinggear&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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