Sunday, June 22, 2008  Lesson 4: Around the pattern  Plane: Cub,
65 hp Instructor: Joe Route: 40I, Local Weather: Cloudy with
thunderstorms nearby, 79 degrees, wind 210 degrees at 8 knots
Today was one of those days where you get back on the ground
feeling slightly unsure of yourself. While it was essentially my
first time doing takeoffs and landings on my own (technically
not accurate, since Joe helped plenty on the controls) and you
can't expect to be perfect right away, I didn't feel like I was
doing the greatest job of controlling the aircraft. Maybe some
of it was the fact that the window was open on the Cub and it
was a little hard to hear Joe sometimes, but I don't think
that's really it.   The weather was interesting, with
thunderstorms popping up a few miles north and west of the field
in the warm afternoon air and moving to the northeast. Certainly
you have to respect storms as a pilot and Joe felt these were
plenty tame - and we were a good distance away from them. To be
honest I could not believe