This Is Basically My Facebook History October 2007

October 5, 2007
5:06pm Julie is going to get rained on at Halloween Horror Nights.

October 6
1:42am Julie is hanging out at CityWalk and the resort hotels all night.
8:02am Julie is working :).
2:52pm Julie is working and laughing and longing to fly! :).
7:54pm Julie is done. That was fun.

October 7
9:33am Julie is ....
9:39am Julie is at home.
9:59pm Julie is playing SETTLERS OF CATAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 8
12:42pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol Training at 1900!!!

October 9
1:06am Julie is now a better football thrower and catcher than she was five hours ago!
1:48pm Julie is watching Vertigo Live From Chicago while she cleans her room!
4:36pm Julie is cooking pierogies and eating them too!
6:35pm Julie is reading Plane and Pilot magazine. It just came in the mail today!!!
10:20pm Julie is watching Sgt. Bilko...
11:32pm Julie is ....

October 10
1:06am Julie is going to sleep.
11:30am Julie is waiting for significant mail from Embry-Riddle's Financial Aid department.
5:01pm Julie is transferring to the Parking and Transportation Department- Resort Yachts department. Official date is October 14! She is still waiting for significant mail from Embry-Riddle's Financial Aid department.

October 11
12:16pm Julie is celebrating the arrival of her significant mail from ERAU!
2:54pm Julie is a little annoyed with her phone Facebook connectivity. It's like a 500 piece puzzle with fifty pieces missing. She’s going to let her Facebook take a nap for a little while!

October 12
1:58am Julie is CANNOT contain her joy!!!!! In 60 hours I will begin my BOAT CAPTAIN training!!!
1:21pm Julie is watching One Six Right and taking copious notes that will enhance her Facebook group of the same name!
2:55pm Julie is on her way to Panda Express. :-).
4:18pm Julie is eating sweet and sour chicken, chow mein, chicken potstickers at Panda Express and washing it down with Sierra Mist. :-).

October 13
8:48pm Julie is beginning her Boat Captain training at 1200 tomorrow! First thing, Fire Extinguishers!

October 17
8:59am Julie is in Boat Captain training.
2:17pm Julie is going to get her fingerprints done for her Civil Air Patrol application- if it's the last thing she does!
8:58pm Julie is Grumpy Bear. There's a dark rain cloud following her around.
9:18pm Julie is wet. She successfully swam 75 yards!
9:24pm Julie is Grumpy Bear. There's a dark rain cloud following her around. And I'm bored.
9:58pm Julie is still a little wet. She successfully swam 75 yards! She deserves a Cinnabon!

October 18
12:42am Julie is home. After walking 2.5 hours (about ten miles) from Winter Park to home....
1:15pm Julie is going to the DMV to get her Florida driver's license.
6:41pm Julie is enjoying her day off.

October 19
12:12pm Julie is going to play student boat pilot for the day!

October 20
12:55pm Julie is wondering if she can do without some of these applications.

October 21
11:22am Julie is now very familiar with "crazy busy" and loving every minute of it!

October 22
12:49am Julie is brimming with stories from the docks at CityWalk. She has also achieved celebrity status with the English!
12:19pm Julie is busy.
12:21pm Julie is trying to make her financial aid work.
11:56pm Julie is RPR - PBH - HRH - CWX ;).

October 23
4:29pm Julie is RPR - PBH - HRH - CWX. No, that's not India, Bhutan, or His Royal Highness! ;).
6:47pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.

October 24
3:13am Julie is awake, working a graveyard shift at the Orange County Convention Center.
9:38pm Julie is playing Settlers of Catan!!!!!

October 25
2:26pm Julie is omigosh I'm flirting!

October 28
9:17am Julie is going to memorize all the radio call and horn blowing locations on the lagoon... in the rain!
11:02am Julie is believe it or not, I'm walking on air.
10:24pm Julie is learning to drive a 44 foot yacht.

October 29
12:46am Julie is an active participant in life. :).
12:37pm Julie is $13,000 for a first class round-trip ticket on Lufthansa from Orlando to Frankfort x 8 per flight- that's INSANE!
2:12pm Julie is enjoying Aloha Mahi Mahi at Bubba Gumps.

October 30
6:42am Julie is going to be a Flight Attendant for Halloween!
1:55pm Julie is driving the yacht, Ciao! CWX-PBH-CWX-RPR-CWX-HRH-CWX-SLC.
2:44pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
3:25pm Julie is TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF.
3:53pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
6:31pm Julie is viewing Holland from the Air.

October 31
10:30am Julie is going to paint the town and KORL in her navy blue suit and heels, perfectly coiffed hair (ha!), rollaboard (Paul), and silver wings.

My Expensive Party in the Sky- Sept 24, 2007

My Expensive Party in the Sky- September 24, 2007

This lesson: 2.0 hours
Total Flying Time: 1.0 hours
Plane: N826SP Cessna 172

On Monday, I took another step toward achieving my Private Pilot's license. After David introduced the syllabus and the individual lesson checklist, we headed outside into the 15 to 20 knot winds to begin the pre-flight inspection. I did it carefully, because I never want to become complacent. Since N423FT was on its 50 hour inspection, I flew N826SP. My taxiing had improved greatly, but was still left wanting. David suggested that I focus on a distant point rather than the propeller. I also got to control the taxi speed and even maneuvered around other planes on the ramp without clipping any.

Take-off was a blur, ending as soon as it had begun. David gave me some headings to maintain and emphasized the importance of looking outside of the airplane. Once we were to the practice area, over Lake Apopka, we went from 1200 to 3000 feet, or FL030. The clouds surrounded Lake Apopka leaving a large enough hole for me to show off my moves to them, kind of like that circle formation phenomenon at church dances. I danced slow flight, level turns and climbing turns, used clouds for reference points, learned the effect of flaps on lift and drag, and experimented with the trim tabs. I had invited a few Airbuses and Cessnas to my party in the sky, but no one came, so it was just me, David and the clouds.

As David and I returned to Class B airspace, I returned to 1200 feet. The control tower instructed us to return to ORL via downtown. Since the winds were blowing to the right, I pointed the plane a few degrees to the left. The winds deviated us enough to have us flying right over downtown. The landing was exciting. After successfully taxiing back to the ramp, I logged myself a whole additional hour!

I am Living the Dream- First Flying Lesson Sept 10, 2007

This lesson: 1.2 hours
Total Flying Time: 0.6 hours
Plane: N775SP Cessna 172

I sprouted wings. Cessa N775SP. On September 10, 2007, I took my first big step in AOPA's Project Pilot at 2pm. The clouds were gathering and I watched them like a hawk, well hawks probably fly in all kinds of weather, I watched them like a pilot.

I was introduced to my CFI David Shelton and he handed me the keys to the airplane. That was a significant moment, one I will always remember. David showed me how to do the preflight inspection. I panicked in the cockpit because my feet couldn't reach the rudder pedals. I thought I had scooted my seat forward all the way. Really I was nervous/excited and tried again. Since I am short, I had to stretch my posture to see over the instruments. I guess I will be getting a seat cushion soon.

Outside of the plane during the preflight inspection, as I drained fuel from the fuel port into the fuel tester, the wind blew some of the fuel into my face, so I learned quickly to stand up wind from the fuel port. I inspected thirteen fuel ports, five on each wing and three on the underside of the fuselage. I wish I could have said I was calm and composed, but I wasn't. David was very calm and composed, and his confidence helped me, but my mind was racing. I approached the first lesson with a certain amount of knowledge of aerodynamics and aircraft systems, but no practical experience, except a few minutes in the Lake Amphibian in May.

I kept trying to steer the plane on the ground with the yoke. Taxiing to the runway is difficult to do if you don't use the rudder pedals at least. I wanted to taxi at a slower speed, lower throttle, but I was afraid to change it in case I increased the power instead of decreased it. The plane meandered over the taxiway to the runway hold short line. David saved it from going off the taxiway into the grass a couple dozen times. One of the challenges was waiting for the effect of stepping on the right rudder to turn right. It's not like a car where you turn the wheel and the car immediately turns. There's a delay. I tried to feel the airplane's response to my rudder commands and gradually the pressure I exerted became less intense. The other thing with the rudder pedals is that they are the brakes, if you tap on them at the top of the pedal. I guess it's like a dance. I tried braking a few times, but I didn't get the reaction I expected.

Finally, we were cleared by the tower for takeoff. David had handled the radio communications up to this point, and throughout the whole flight, very professionally. I think he said he had 800 hours. Takeoff was over before I knew it. I tried to watch the (airspeed indicator?) for the right speed to pull back on the yoke. Soon we were flying under the commercial airliners at a perpendicular direction. David pointed out wha

t appeared to be a British Airways jet. We had to maintain 1300 to 1400 feet to avoid entering into the commercial jet's airspace. David let me practice climbs, descents, and turns. I think I handled those pretty well. At one point, to my utter glee (seriously) he put the engine to idle and demonstrated that we could still climb but at a slower speed. Then he pitched the nose down and demonstrated the airplane's increase in speed.We circled UCF for a few minutes and then returned to KORL.

I maintained altitude until I had a visual of the runway. As we began our descent, we had to move to the south a little to let a faster Lear jet land ahead of us. That gave me a feel for how much longer I had to set the plane down. I had lined it up really good with the runway. As we passed over Lake Barton, David took over and we landed successfully.

My baby taxi skills improved on our way back in, but need some serious practice. David took the controls as we approached the ramp area where there were plenty obstacles such as planes and hangars to avoid.After parking Cessna 775SP, I assisted with the tie-down. When I arrived back at Air Orlando, David helped me pick out a Pilot's Log Book so that I could log my first official flying hours- .60! I can't wait to go back! I hope David feels the same, because I want him to be my instructor, and I recommend him to anyone wanting to fly.

Cold Storage

Refrigerator Inventory: 1/2 gallon of milk, 2 lbs imperial spread, dozen eggs, 8 oz. mild cheddar, and 8 oz. mozzarella. Freezer Inventory: 2 Michelina's pepper steak and rice, 1 Michelina's macaroni and beef, 1 lb ground beef, and NO PIEROGIES! :-(