15th Lesson

I got out to fly again today, but it was a bit of an abbreviated lesson. There was a strong wind of 15kt gusting to 24kt directly out of the south today, with thunderstorms approaching from the south. This gave us a7-12kt crosswind on runway 13, which is a respectable crosswind, so we practiced crosswind landings. I was very happy with my landings today - all of them were really quite good, and a couple were basically perfect. I think I've got the hang of it at this point. On the 4th time around, it started to drizzle a little, and on the 5th time it was raining, and we saw some lightning a few miles to the south, so that was the last trip through the pattern for the day. I'm feeling really good with how things are going, and I have a feeling all that stands between me and my first solo are some good flying conditions with low winds. My next lesson is on Monday.