I've posted this with all my errors and mistakes included, as I believe
in posting true and accurate accounts of what happened. I state here
and now, that I know what they all were, and have learned from them. I
do not wish to evoke the sort of criticism I copped last time.

Hey Oz -- nice try at a disclaimer, but don't expect it to work. You
just have to wear an asbestos rain coat to post here lately, and not
worry too much about any negative flames.

I always just figure the flamers were abused children, and move on
from there...

:-)

Nice story, by the way. It's always wonderful to read student
piloting stories here, IMHO, if for no other reason than to remind
everyone that there was once a time when flying was hard work. (Trust
me, after you've done if for a while you will look back and marvel at
the effort you put into doing steep turns and other maneuvers.
Eventually it becomes like riding a bike -- you don't think about it,
you just *do* it...)

Keep plugging away. It sounds like -- despite your so-called
"blunders" -- you're doing great!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"