9am-12noon (actual hobbs: 1.8 hrs)
Late again (bay bridge construction) to 9:15.
99348, C-172
Today was good. Started on soft-field and short-field landings, and did a short-field takeoff from OAK 27L. I did all of the comm (I think) and most of the decision making.
We went from OAK to LVK - it was warm, somewhat hazy, and calm winds, that changed to a slight XW at LVK.
At LVK we did 9 T&Gs and a go-around (give or take one) and they all went well - only one go-around - where I was bobbing up/down and slightly off-center while in ground effect.
The short-field landing was probably the toughest - I've got to read some more and practice. Soft field was fine - much like normal, but keep the nose up and add power if necessary for a soft touchdown.
We departed back to OAK, called bay-app after ATIS, straight in 27L - told them landing long, they said something more authoratative like 'cleared - ok to land long' and aimed for the 1500' markers of 9R (27L's opposing end) making one of the performance landings (soft field I think).
All went well - tomorrow if weather permits, I'll be endorsed + solo from OAK to LVK for some T&Gs where Jeff says I'll learn much from my own mistakes & learning how things feel.
Also: I really got to stop asking 'permission' / double checking everything with Jeff - I think it's annoying him, me, and slowing us down a little bit. For the most part, I got things down and will probably learn faster/better if I make some mistakes etc...
That's about it - tomorrow another step...
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