This Is Basically My Facebook History November 2007

November 1
11:20am Julie is cleaning her room.
10:38pm Julie is melancholy. The winds kept messing up my docking practice all day. :(.

November 2
1:35pm Julie is gonna try docking again today. :).
8:16pm Julie is feeling like a total failure.

November 3
12:34am Julie is feeling better. She got a little guest interaction- that's always therapeutic. :).
12:08pm Julie is finally comfortable with wearing her contacts.

November 5
11:07am Julie is going to have a fun and successful day in training today!
1:35pm Julie is REGISTERED FOR HER EMBRY-RIDDLE ONLINE COURSES!!!!!!!

November 7
1:14pm Julie is going to add flying time to her logbook on her birthday!!!
2:43pm Julie is walking home from the bus stop with thirty extra pounds of books she bought at the library.
3:56pm Julie is collecting Kinder Egg toys.
4:25pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
11:43pm Julie is very excited about her ERAU online classes!!!

November 8
12:00pm Julie is excited about her turtle's new home and excited that her turtle appears to be happy with its new environment. :).

November 9
5:41am Julie is going to have another fun and successful day training on the CityWalk yachts!!

November 10
2:40am Julie is anxiously awaiting the delivery of her textbooks from Embry-Riddle. :)).
5:25am Julie is Omigosh! Josh Turner does it again! I wish HE were MY firecracker. <3.
11:18am Julie is yearning to experience SkyWest Airlines! :).
4:26pm Julie is sick. :((.

November 12
1:32am Julie is reading 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly- Off the Handle.
3:12am Julie is through reading 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly- Off the Handle, now she is reading Around the World in a Bad Mood- confessions of a Flight Attendant.
3:56am Julie is through reading 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly- Off the Handle, now she is reading Around the World in a Bad Mood- confessions of a Flight Attendant... And she still wants to be a Flight Attendant... REALLY BAD!!!
11:07am Julie is has been at the helm of the Resort Yachts for 18 hours and has 8 more to go before her check-ride next week! She is satisfied with her steady progress!

November 13
2:42am Julie is saying "Buh Bye!".
3:18am Julie is IT'S CHRISTMAS EARLY!!! My ERAU textbooks have arrived!
2:29pm Julie is studying her textbook.
2:39pm Julie is about to cry.
3:12pm Julie is sending Purple Turtle on vacation to Traverse City, Michigan.

November 14
10:52am Julie is going to rest just a little bit more before she seizes the day. :).
11:05pm Julie is has begun her studies officially. :).

November 15
11:24am Julie is going to an AOPA safety seminar tonight.
10:36pm Julie is shivering in the cold Florida winter night waiting for a bus that should have been here 15 minutes ago.
10:54pm Julie is thawing out in the back of the bus where it is warmest.

November 16
1:17am Julie is home, and ready to sleeeeeeep. Zzzzzzz....
10:26am Julie is cold- in Florida???
1:06pm Julie is reminding herself to work on chapter 1,2,3,9,10,16,22,23,33.

November 17
2:22pm Julie is hoping to have a good day in training today.
10:47pm Julie is walking home tonight.
11:33pm Julie is home. What a nice walk. Wasn't cold after all. :).
11:58pm Julie is happy she got a 98 on her written Resort Yachts test!

November 19
2:13am Julie is REALLY OLD today. I'm not just 30 any more... I'm officially 21. ;).
9:46am Julie is enjoying her day off.
6:36pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
8:03pm Julie is learning about Civil Air Patrol General Emergency Services... AND SHE IS STILL WAITING FOR HER OFFICIAL CAP MEMBERSHIP.
10:50pm Julie is without regrets.

November 21
4:09am Julie is finished cleaning her room- and she's still not tired...
11:30am Julie is going to have a good day in training. :).
9:53pm Julie is going to be hanging up her Boat Captain shirt soon. :-( She'll be trying another position in the Parking and Transportation department...
11:54pm Julie is crying herself to sleep. :'(.

November 22, 2007
7:15am Julie is a valuable employee in the Parking and Transportation Department. She is working with management to strategically place her in a position where her strengths will make the best contribution to the department. :-).
2:19pm Julie is sad.
11:08pm Julie is going to rock the Parking and Transportation Department just like she rocked the docks at CityWalk! She loves her guests!

November 23
10:56am Julie is grateful she had the opportunity to drive the boats at CityWalk and is excited to learn to learn all about Parking Garages, Toll Booths and Dog Kennels on top of her Aircraft accident investigation and Aircraft maintenance studies!
11:32am Julie just took a walk down Wardrobe memory lane. She can't wait to have that memory OBLITERATED from her mind. Talk about adding vinegar to a wound. BOIA.
1:32pm Julie is certain there must be 3 full moons out tonight- everyone is beyond werewolf status. The Universe is completely out of alignment. :) Okay, now I can cope....
3:19pm Julie is a turtle mommy again. She just got two new baby Red Earred Sliders.

November 24
5:47am Julie is on her way to work her first day as a Parking Attendant. She thinks she will like her new position. :).
5:55am Julie has a new challenge- how to flag down the bus driver before he passes her dark bus stop. Solution: shine a flashlight. His suggestion: make the stop invalid during dark hours. Lol.
12:27pm Julie is working in the parking garage and enjoying it.
1:06pm Julie is drinking Red Bull.
4:33pm Julie is so engrossed in her studies, she didn't realize the bus had been on layover for 5 minutes. It was only then she realized that the traffic light seemed unusually long. :).
8:15pm Julie is GHYHHHAAAAAAGGHH!!!!!!!
8:54pm Julie is amazed at all the responsibilities of an airline pilot.

November 25
10:58am Julie is on her way to church.
10:51pm Julie is an official member of the Civil Air Patrol, finally!

November 26
11:08am Julie is doing her reading homework.
5:07pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900... as an official member!!!
10:14pm Julie is going to the movies!

November 27
10:09am Julie is happy she parked her first row without a hitch!
3:16pm Julie is going for a ride to the Portofino Bay Hotel.
4:37pm Julie is tired.
5:58pm Julie is going to satisfy her Chick-fil-A craving.
8:57pm Julie is getting rained on.

November 28
12:58am Julie is going to Walmart for a few hours.
2:14am Julie is going to Walmart for a few hours. Yeah! The Mc D's inside is open til 3 am!
6:49am Julie is a wee bit tire.
6:54am Julie is a wee bit tired.
2:39pm Julie is proud to be working in P & T. She got a 100 on the parking garage test and sold Preferred parking upgrades at a 24% rate on her first day training at Toll Plaza!
6:53pm Julie is tired.
7:22pm Julie is walking home.
8:09pm Julie is going to study for an hour then go to bed- early bus to flag down to get to work tomorrow. :).

November 29
3:14pm Julie is pleased that she exceeded the Preferred Parking quota! Now she's going to STUDY!!!

November 30
6:58am Julie is going to need a Red Bull later today. She forgot to sleep last night...
12:01pm Julie is still somebody among most of the Boat Captains. Thanks guys.
12:07pm Julie is inviting all her Orlando and Daytona Beach friends to a really fun EAA event at KORL tomorrow at 9! Post any questions to my wall. I'll answer them by 4 pm!
8:36pm Julie is trying to remember the movie that has Keanu Reeves and the really hot Red Hot Chili Pepper guy.
9:00pm Julie is hanging out with her friends at CityWalk for Matt Komma's birthday! She arranged for a boat ride to the Portofino Bay Hotel and then gave them the tour that she got when she was training on the boats!

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! :-(