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<CENTER> <TABLE cellPadding=10 width=650 bgColor=#d7d7d7 border=5> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#1f327c height=30> <CENTER><B><FONT color=#ffffff><FONT size=+1>SPECIAL FAA NOTICE TO AIRMEN (NOTAM)</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000066><FONT size=+1>KRAZ EARNS HIS WINGS!</FONT></FONT></FONT></B> <BR><IMG height=374 src="flite_skool.jpg" width=500 border=2><BR><BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">When questioned, the FAA admitted that while there are volumes upon volumes of air regulations (approximately 147,309 to be exact), there are no restrictions against letting people who <I>think</I> they are funny&nbsp; assume "pilot in command" of an aircraft.&nbsp; However, the FAA has sinced proposed additional regulations, not so much for public safety, but rather, to protect the public from bad humor...&nbsp;</FONT> </CENTER> <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">These are my true tales (though sometimes exaggerated a tad) from my recent adventures in flight school as I tormented every insect, bird, and flying squirrel in the airspace above western Washington.</FONT> <BR>. <CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cols=4 cellPadding=5 width=440 bgColor=#d5eaff border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool1.html"><IMG height=80 src="lesson_1_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #1</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Level Flight</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool2.html"><IMG height=81 src="lesson_2_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #2</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Checklists</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool3.html"><IMG height=81 src="lesson_3_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #3</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Traffic Patterns</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool4.html"><IMG height=83 src="lesson_4_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #4</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Landings</FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool5.html"><IMG height=83 src="lesson_5-basics_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #5</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Basic Equipment</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool6.html"><IMG height=82 src="lesson_6-icing_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #6</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Signs of Icing</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool7.html"><IMG height=79 src="lesson_7-attitudes_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #7</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Unusual Attitues</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><A href="skool8.html"><IMG height=82 src="lesson_8-solo_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #8</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>First Solo Flight</FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT color=#009900><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT></B><A href="skool9.html"><IMG height=82 src="lesson_9_shortfield_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #9</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Short Field</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT color=#009900><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT></B><A href="skool10.html"><IMG height=82 src="lesson_10_xcountry_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #10</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Cross-Country</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT color=#009900><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT></B><A href="skool11.html"><IMG height=82 src="lesson_11_grnd_ref_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #11</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Ground Reference</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><B><FONT color=#009900><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT></B><A href="skool12.html"><IMG height=82 src="lesson_12_checkride_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> Lesson #12</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>The Checkride!</FONT></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>. <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">At just slightly over 4 months and 8 days, and right at 40 hours of logged flight time, I climbed into the tiny cabin of the flight school's Cessna-152 with the FAA Examiner to test the theory (and inevitably prove it as well) that the quality of a landing is inversely proportional to the level of the authority of the person sitting next to you.&nbsp; However, despite a couple bumpy landings, the FAA Examiner felt that I either flew well enough or he feared having to fly with me again on a re-test to such an extent that he passed me anyway...&nbsp; Either way, I GOT MY WINGS!&nbsp; WAHOO!!</FONT> <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Although I poke fun at my experiences through flight school, the experience was truly rewarding.&nbsp; Though, how can one NOT see the irony of cramming into a Cessna 152 with an instructor who is claustrophobic and literally throws himself out of the plane at the end of a flight before the engine has had a chance to gasp it last breath!&nbsp;&nbsp; The flight school I attended was a first rate FBO, with excellent instructors, great airplanes and all around friendly folks.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, to everybody at Harvey Airfield (Snohomish, WA): Thanks for making this dream come true!</FONT> <BR>&nbsp; .</P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><A href="../kraz.htm"><IMG height=104 src="../../kraztoonz2.gif" width=250 border=0 NOSAVE></A> <BR> <HR width="50%"> <B><A href="../../index.htm">Kraz Avian-Graphics Home</A></B></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER><BR>&nbsp; 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