Day 2

Sorry, but no cool pictures today. It just wasn't that kind of day. With my Dad gone until Friday I can't go out flying, which means it's just more overview of taxiway markings from the 2009 Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual. That book is huge! I'm very relieved that most of it doesn't apply to me right now, and a lot of it will never apply to me. The kind of flying that I'm studying right now is what's called VFR (Visual Flight Rules), and that means I'm not using flight instruments to guide me, rather I'm just getting to where I need to go by keeping low, watching out, and keeping in touch with others via radio.

Speaking of radio, one thing that I've been wanting to get involved with out here is a community radio station. Of course, no one I know around here seems to know if one exsists or not, so I did a quick Google search for Spokane Community Radio, and the website for KYRS Thin Air Community Radio was the first thing that came up. Seems kinda cool. Looks like they have a variety of music, talk, and news. Maybe I can take some of the hours of tapes from doing Kinda Cloudy on KFAI and try to get a show. If that doesn't work out right away, then I'll just volunteer and see how that goes. After all, other than doing big jobs around my parents house for $12 an hour, it's not like I have a job.

I've been amazed by the natural beauty of this part of the country. It is just breath taking, and I haven't even got into the good parts yet. I really want to check out the Hiawatha bike trail, and others that have been made out of the old train lines. I'm hoping some day I'll have visitors that will go along with me.

This is a map of the recreational trails of the Idaho panhandle.