USA Coast to Coast – First Flights
During this pre-trip period, I decided some refresher flying in a C172 would be a good idea; I hadn’t flown one for more than two years. The local FBO, Cirrus Aviation at Sarasota Airport, had a C172 SP; the same model that we’d be flying across the country. I had an hour’s check flight with one of their instructors, who offered me a job teaching at his new flying school. The check flight was fairly routine, with some general handling…