Day 3: Those Pesky Rain Clouds

     A cold front has been slowly making its way through the area, bringing low clouds and rain along with it. The skies were overcast when I arrived at the airport this morning, and it was obvious that getting in the airplane was not an option, at least not for the 8 am to 10 am session. Instead of flying, Matt let me take a practice test for the written exam. After completing that with a score of 80%, we did a ground lesson on weather planning. He showed me what FAA-approved sources a pilot can use to obtain weather conditions and forecasts on the ground as well as ways to get this information in flight. He then showed me how to interpret it all. This lesson lasted until 10:30, and all the while the clouds kept getting lower. By the end of that lesson we could see from the forecasts that we would not be able to fly for any of the 10 am to noon segment, so I returned to my hotel room to study for the written exam until the 2 pm session.

Me: Yay! I get to spend all day flying! Weather: Lol nope

A photo posted by Austin (@mraustin03) on Aug 17, 2016 at 7:56am PDT

     Around 1:30, I received a text message from Matt, in which he said that the weather wasn't going to get any better. We agreed to call off the last lesson of the day altogether. The forecasts were accurate, and the weather didn't improve until later than the lesson would have lasted.
     I didn't fly at all today, but I did get some valuable study time, which I hope will help me get a better score on the written exam, which is tomorrow at 10 am. I have no doubts that I will pass, but I would like to get the best score that I can.
     Today's lack of flying added 0.0 hours and 0 landings to the logbook, which keeps the totals at 10.5 hours and 22 landings.