View of Barrier Islands from the Air!

When you go flying from Page field, the scenery is unbeatable. I went up yesterday, but wasn't prepared for the wind gusts (up to 19 knots). On the agenda was multiple touch-and-go landing/takeoff maneuvers, which I did at Punta Gorda. The wind played hell with me, and as I took off for the practice session, I could just about feel the cold hand of death as a wind gust just about blew the aircraft sideways on the takeoff roll. Boy am I ever glad Harry (instructor) is one cool customer. At Punta Gorda, I did touch-and go maneuvers on runway 33, which was mostly uneventful, except on one pass, I over-flared the aircraft and hit the runway a little hard. Here's a video of a Paragon flight (not mine) scoping out the scenery in our practice area.

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