Not sure if I mentioned I have a Private Pilot's License -- was certificated back in the mid-90's in New York.
Haven't been Pilot-in-Command in a while, so I'm reading Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook (www.rodmachado.com) to review all the material. He's very humorous and makes the learning fun.
Try this at home -- take a piece of paper and hold it by the top two corners. Gently blow over the top of the paper and see what happens. This is a good demonstration of Bernouilli's Theorem where increasing the speed of a liquid (air) creates a lower pressure system which causes the higher pressure (under the paper) to lift the paper up -- this is the major source of airfoil "lift" because the upper camber of the wing is longer than the lower camber and therefore the air on the top has to speed up to meet up again with the lower. Fun stuff to learn...
My intent is to get back into flying and pursue an Instrument Rating. Will fly out of Santa Paula (SZP) and Oxnard (OXR) in California. He's coming out with another book in September which focuses on Instrument Rating.
Stay tuned to more blog entries of my aviation experiences.
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