On May 1st, a buddy of mine and I went for my very first $100 Hamburger at KLZU (Gwinnett County Airport.) We ate at the restaurant on the field, The Flying Machine. I thought it was pretty good. Instead of the standard Pilot Burger, I went for the BLT. I'm a big fan of BLT's.
For those who don't know what a $100 Hamburger is: It is aviation slang for a general aviation pilot needing an excuse to fly. A $100 Hamburger typically involves flying a short distance (less than 2-hours,) eating at an airport restaurant and flying home. The term “$100” originally referred to the approximate cost of renting or operating a light general aviation aircraft.
This was my maiden short-flight with a passenger. The other time I had a passenger was with the instructor. Both landings (at KLZU and KRYY) was flawless. It was bumpy going over at 3500feet. When we were eating, I was checking the weather reports and the ceiling had dropped to 4500 which disappointed me. I was hoping to fly back at 4500. By the time we were done eating the ceiling had risen to 5500 and higher so going back at my planned 4500 was no problem. It was turbulent going over, a little more than I expected, but coming back at a higher altitude fixed that issue.
Last night was my 3rd night of IFR Ground School. Next Monday we start to get into the niddy-griddy of it all. Right now it's just reviewing everything from Private Pilot Ground school. I'm working on getting funding for my IFR training and that should be completely by the end of the month. I really hope to accelerate my training to have my IFR by the end of November.
Also, I have planned out my maiden cross-country flight. It will be next week, from KRYY to KMYR (Myrtle Beach, SC.) It will be a short weekend trip, but I'm so much looking forward to it. I'm a bit concern about the weather right now, if it gets rained out, I'm going to push it to the following week until I can actually get it in.
Happy Flying!
