Resolution Progress

A couple of posts back, I posted a few of my New Year's Resolutions.  It's been almost 2 months since then so I thought I'd let you know of my progress.

Here is the list I posted, with my progress added in PINK of course.

1.  Get my medical so I can actually focus on going solo :)  My medical certificate finally arrived earlier this week.  Unfortunately, with the mint weather, there have been no bookings available for me to go flying.

2.  Start my new job. My first day of work at my new job started on 26 January, 2011.  It's been a busy month for me work-wise and I've been devoting a lot of time coming up to speed with my new specialty area (Clinical Research Trials in Hepatology). 

 

3.  Strike a positive work/life balance with plenty of flying! The work/life balance with my new job is great.  I work Monday, Thursday and Friday plus alternating Wednesdays.  There hasn't been much flying recently though!

 

4.  Complete my PPL this year. I have 2 exams left to pass for my PPL, as well as most of my flying.  I still think this goal is achievable and I am still definitely working towards it.  I will do my next exam on 26 March (I sat out today's exam because I haven't had enough time to study while getting settled into work) and hope to get back into weekly flying lessons soon.

 

So, that's where I'm at...not horrible progess overall but not great in the flying department.  I'm looking forward to having my head around my new job so that I can devote more time to flying soon.  Also looking forward to flying with Parakai Flying School's newest instructor, Scott!

What does an aspiring pilot do on rainy days?

This past week has been a bit lacking in the good flying weather department.  I've ended up with two lessons cancelled.  Pity, I am keen to get into flying the circuit and *hopefully* surprising everyone (including myself) by going solo in a relatively low number of hours.

As an aspiring pilot, I should be spending these bleak days immersing myself in the theoretical side of flying.  I do have another exam coming up in 17 days and my Aircraft Technical Knowledge manual sits beckoning...  I've never been much of a studier - I prefer to procrastinate although my procrastination these days isn't quite as unproductive as it used to be. 

I've been busy working on a new flying school website for our business and brainstorming/running numbers with my husband.  Working on this stuff, although not directly study related, has been expanding my knowledge of the aviation industry and challenging me to think more about airplanes than your average female. 

So, there you have it...  When it rains, I stay inside reading books, working at the computer, and thrashing out ideas with my husband.  Sounds a lot like what I used to do on nice days before I started flying...