State of Body and Mind
I went out with the flight instructor again on Saturday for practicing maneuvers, some of which were quite interesting. We did some basic climbs, descents, and turns at various speeds. At one point I was requested to do a climb at 50kt which wigged me out a little bit because Vs (stall speed) is at 46kt, this ultimately brought me to the point where I ended up getting nauseous. Which brings me to the valuable lesson of the day – before flying ensure your body is in state capable of flying! The fact I stayed out late the night before (wasn’t completely well rested), wasn’t operating at 100%, and that I had crap for lunch (McDonalds) are all contributing factors… lesson learned!
On a brighter note it was also my first shot at taking a jab at the radio communication which is as cryptic as cryptic can be. I believe the line requesting permission to taxi was something like “Boeing Ground Cessna six-three-three-niner-six at Wings Aloft, Zulu, requesting clearance for Vashon departure”. Let’s just say I have a lot to learn before I become fluent in the lingo. 
In other news, I ran into G. Gordon Liddy on Saturday night. Everyone around him was treating him as if he was God which agitated me a bit; who are these folks and do they not know he is one of the biggest crooks of all time? I just wanted to grab him by that ludicrous mustache of his and drag him down the street though it’s probably a good thing I didn’t because I have a feeling he “knows people” and I may not have woken up the next morning… I’ll just leave it be with stating that I don’t like him.
