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Pattern work

Despite the forecast, today turned out to be a decent day for flying. I was initially planning to fly to another nearby airport, because I've yet to go to another airport since getting current again. However, I didn't like the weather in that direction so I stayed in the local area and mainly practiced flying the pattern and landing.

I did ten take-offs and landings today. I also had one go-around because the airplane that had landed before me wasn't quite clear of the runway. If I'd stayed on the approach, I think he would have exited before I touched down, but I didn't know for sure if he would so I got to practice going around.

I'm really loving this plane. As long as your speed is good on the approach, and you pull back enough for the mains to touch first, it lands quite nicely. I'm not perfect yet, and never will be, but I'm getting better.

The comm system worked fine for most of the flight, but then it started getting flaky again. I think the intercom is the culprit, as I was able to get it working again by moving the volume and squelch knobs. However, I ultimately turned the intercom off after which I had no issues.

You know how the volume control on home audio equipment, such as a portable stereo, will sometimes start working poorly? It makes a scratchy sound when you turn the knob, and the sound may cut out altogether as you're turning it. Well I suspect something similar is happening here. Hopefully, this means the potentiometers need to be cleaned. But, if the intercom requires replacement, I'll see if I can get one with bluetooth capability.

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