Delaware

Had an opportunity to make a trip back home to visit Wilmington Delaware to see family and friends this past weekend ... While in town I stopped by the local flight school and set up some flight time ... Met a flight instructor named Dino from Aero Ways ... Cool guy ... Found out we went to the same High School ...

The flight school has a very nice Cessna 172 ... First time in a Fuel Injected 172 for me ... Couple small difference in the Start - Up procedures ... No big deal ... Pre - Flighted and Contacted KILG Ground for Taxi Instructions ... Ground gave instructions to taxi via Alpha and Charley for Departure on RWY 19 ... Taxi and Take Off went well ...

We departed the Delta Airspace at KILG to the South ... Great Views of the Delaware River, Fort Delaware, and the Power Plant in Salem, NJ ... We did a few flight maneuvers ... Climbs and Descents, Steep Turns, and Stalls ... Dino gave me a few tips that will come in handy during my FAA Check Ride ... We saw Dover in the distance ... Flew over Smyrna, Middletown and Odessa ... Did a quick Touch and Go at Summit Airport ... Turned East and followed the C&D Canal back towards the Delaware River … Great views of the Philly Skyline as we turned to the North ... Contacted Wilmington and received instruction to enter a Left Down Wind for RWY 19 and Report Midfield ... As we turned for Final Approach RWY 19 we passed over Banning Park with views of Woodcrest, the neighborhood where I grew up ... Lined up for RWY 19 … Altitude - Good … Airspeed - Good … Lights Winds - Bonus … All added up to a nice touchdown … Tower cleared us to taxi the entire length of RWY 19 back to Areo Ways … Great Flight … Radio a little rusty … Landings above average for me … Dino was kind enough to sign me off for the 172 … Enabling me to go back and rent the plane on my own in the future … Nice …