Today, I preflighted the plane by myself. Everything checked out ok. We performed a couple of touch-and-gos. They were a little bumpy, but no deaths. I also got a little radio experience. Paul fed me the lines, and I communicated them.

Things went very well. The air was very smooth and gave to easy flying. I'm still a little bumpy up there, but I believe that I'm getting better. Of course getting less jittery and more smooth comes solely with practice.

I got a lot of flight time today and I assume that this pattern will soon be the norm. While I am only one step from ecstatic about getting lots of flight hours quickly, I am more than one step over the this-is-really-expensive line. These lessons are expensive, and I was well aware of that prior to starting. Nonetheless, I still feel like whining about it.

Ok, on to the actual flight. We did several stalls today. Paul showed me a couple power-on and a couple power-off stalls. Honestly, he scared the bejesus out of me. He also had me do some turns, trying to keep them level, smooth, coordinated, etc. A special concentration was slow flight. It is perfect buildup to get started on landings. Slow flight is a real thing separate from normal flight.

The visibility from the cockpit no longer involves the horizon much at all. Now, the instruments are highly critical along with a "feel" of the airplane's rolling/pitching/yawing motions.

All in all, I logged 1.2 hours today. That's pretty good. I'm on my way to the solo flight!!