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Marginal VFR

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On 12/23/03, the ceilings were 1,500' AGL, so we didn't do hood work again. Since we had to stay around 1,800' MSL to maintain the legal limit under the clouds, Brice had me work on reviewing ground reference maneuvers, which I haven't done for a while. It was interesting flying so low now that I'm a bit more confident with flying and can actually appreciate the scenery better. It's amazing the difference even 50 feet makes when you're only about 1,000 above the ground. Without needing to look at the altimeter, I could tell if I was getting high or low.

I didn't get a whole lot of new material out of the lesson, but the review was good for when I go do maneuvers solo. It was also interesting to realize how easily you could get lost when visibility drops below 5 miles. I misjudged how far out I was from the airport on the return trip and turned for the 45 (for pattern entry) quite a bit early. So it certainly wasn't a waste of time.

And of course, it's always nice just to be airborne for an hour.

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[Ed. note - This was entered on 1/4/04, but I'm dating the entry for the date of the flight for archival purposes]