Bill's Flying Milestones

Descriptor
Date
Name
KDWH
October 2005
David Wayne Hooks Memorial - Tomball, Texas
KUTS
January 2006
Huntsville Municipal - Huntsville, Texas
60R
January 2006
Navasota Municipal - Navasota, Texas
KCXO
February 2006
Lone Star Executive - Conroe, Texas
KCLL
March 2006
Easterwood Field - College Station, Texas
KLFK
March 2006
Angelina County - Lufkin, Texas
KIWS
April 2006
West Houston - Houston, Texas
00R
September 2006
Livingston Municipal - Livingston, Texas
KELA
November 2007
Eagle Lake Municipal - Eagle Lake, Texas
11R
December 2006
Brenham Municipal - Brenham, Texas
KGLS
December 2007
Scholes Field - Galveston, Texas
3T5
April 2008
Fayette County Regional - LaGrange, Texas
KGKY
April 2008
Arlington Municipal - Arlington, Texas
KIER
April 2008
Natchitoches Regional - Natchitoches, Louisiana
T82
June 2008
Gillispie County - Fredericksburg, Texas
KGTU
October 2008
Georgetown Municipal - Georgetown, Texas
KARM
January 2009
Wharton Regional - Wharton, Texas
KBYY
January 2009
Bay City Municipal - Bay City, Texas
KLBX
January 2009
Brazoria County - Angleton, Texas


















First Time Events
Airports Where I Have Landed
Date
Airplane
Description
2005


27 Oct
N46AF
Discovery flight at American Flyers, David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
27 Oct
N46AF
First flight in N46AF
10 Dec
N81HT
First lesson at Hi-Tech Aviation, David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) with John Coin
10 Dec
N81HT
First flight in N81HT
28 Dec
N5655A
First flight in N5655A
2006


02 Jan
N280JA
First flight in N280JA
05 Jan
N82HT
First flight in N82HT
12 Jan
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Passed Class III Medical and received Student Pilot certificate
08 Feb
N280JA
First flight with Jason Sharp
04 Mar
N280JA
First dual cross-county flight. David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Easterwood Field (KCLL) and return.
03 Jun
N280JA
Rachel Smith's first ride in small airplane. Dual instructional flight with Bill Smith and Jason Sharp
14 Jul
N280JA
FIRST SOLO !!!!
19 Sep
N280JA
First flight with Bobby Mundy
01 Oct
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Submitted membership application to Southwest Flying Club
03 Oct
N280JA
First solo out of pattern
09 Oct
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Passed FAA written exam
19 Oct
N280JA
First solo cross country, David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Easterwood Field (KCLL) to David Wayne Hooks (KDWH)
20 Oct
N280JA
Long solo cross country. David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Lufkin (KLFK) to Easterwood Field (KCLL) to David Wayne Hooks (KDWH)
20 Nov
N280JA
First flight with Brian Jowasis.
03 Dec
N280JA
First night cross country flight. David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Scholes Field (KGLS) and return.
14 Dec
N280JA
Passed Private Pilot Check Ride with Bob Hans !!!!
26 Dec
N280JA
First passenger. Shirley Smith. David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Brenham (11R) for lunch and return.
2007


26 May
N280JA
Second passenger. Claudia Smith flight to west practice area with increasingly bad weather
07 Jul
N280JA
Third passenger. Rachel Smith. David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Lake Conroe sightseeing, on to Brenham (11R) for lunch, back to David Wayne Hooks (KDWH)
10 Nov
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Accepted as member of Southwest Flying Club
23 Nov
N734PG
Passed SWFC club check for Cessna C-172 with Mike Orrson
23 Nov
N734PG
First flight in N734PG
16 Dec
N734PG
Claudia's first cross country flight. David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Georgetown (KGTU). Lunch with Daren and Rachel and back to David Wayne Hooks (KDWH).
2008


22 Jan
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Passed Class III Medical
05 Apr
N9031C
First flight in N9031C
05 Apr
N9031C
Completed High Performance Airplane Rating
09 Apr
N9031C
Completed Complex Airplane Rating
28 Apr
N9031C
Completed club check in Cessna 182 R/G and bi-annual flight review with Mike Orrson
22 Jun
N9031C
Chuck VonCannon first ride. Lunch at the Airport Diner in Fredericksburg (T82)
26 Oct
N734PG
Riley and Daren Woodall first flight. Lunch at Brenham (11R) and on to Georgetown (KGTU)
01 Nov
N734PG
Rose Callaway first flight. Sightseeing over Lake Conroe and lunch in Brenham (11R).
20 Dec
N95696
First flight in N95696
24 Dec
N95696
Completed club check in Cessna 182 with Mike Orrson
30 Dec
N95696
Victoria Callaway first flight. Down the corridor to Scholes Field (KGLS) and back to David Wayne Hooks (KDWH)
2009


06 Jun
N95696
Claudia's longest cross country. David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) to Arlington Municipal (KGKY) for lunch with Shirley and James Smith and return.
26 Sep
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Elected as Cessna 182RG Plane Captain for SWFC
25 Nov
N734PG
Shirley Smith's first cross country flight. Sightseeing over Lake Conroe, then Lake Livingston and on to Lufkin for 'World's best hamburger at the Airport Cafe