I finished my checkout in the club's Saratoga today. Today's flight was all about flying the plane close to maximum gross. I've had plenty of experience flying PA32-300's near max gross, but the club rules don't account for that, so I had to do it all.
So, we filled up the tanks, found a couple of "sandbags" to sit in the back seats, and took off. Other than the obvious take offs and landings, we also did some medium bank turns and slow flight. We finished off with a no-flap landing, which I hadn't done in any plane in many years (I know, shame on me). By the end I was pretty tired, so the no-flap landing was pretty ugly, but safe.
So know I'm all set for vacation in June. Unfortunately, the plane is scheduled to get a new engine right before we're supposed to leave...
