Lesson, Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026
N51823 · Cessna 172S · KPAO → KPAO
Total time
1.4 hrs
Dual / Solo
1.4 / 0.0
Cross-country
0.0 hrs
Day landings
6
0 night
Maneuvers practiced
Slow flightPower-off stallsSteep turnsPattern work
ACS areas
V.AVII.AVII.BIII.B
Instructor notes
Slow flight: solid. Power-off stalls: nose slightly low at break, watch rudder. Steep turns: left noticeably weaker, drill again next time. Landings: flaring early. Needs sight picture work.
Your notes
Steep turns felt better today. Lost 80ft on the left turn. Slow flight was the cleanest yet.
AI debrief
Strong session overall. Slow flight is reliably checkride-quality. Bring left steep turns up to spec next lesson; the difference between left and right is the bank angle creep. Landings: start your flare 10 feet later and let the airplane settle.
Next-lesson prep
Chair-fly steep turns both directions twice. Review the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook chapter on landings, focused on flare timing.