...in the northwest

So thanks to Brian Chapman, my sister's husband's brother-in-law - does that make since :o) I have been up flying twice - not solo though. Brian flew to Washington today for some business stuff and before hand, he wanted to refresh himself and get some hours in. So hearing that i am a pilot as well, he invited me to come along - The first time we went up, he had to be checked out by an instructor for the plane he wanted to rent. I guess its normal for each plane you rent, you need to fill out a test and fly with an examiner - which makes sense. So Brian has been renting a Piper Cherokee 180 - low wing with four seats. The second time we went up, we flew as if we were going to washington - so i got to have the controls and keep it level and on heading. Once we got close to the airport, he took over and practiced his landings. The airplane is maybe 1960 something - way different than the planes i have been flying - which are Cessna 172 - 2005 with glass cockpits and Garmin 2100. This old plane had Garmin 400 maybe - and they thought that was pretty cool. It was my first time flying over some high terrain though! We flew up to 8,500 feet - The most I flew was like 5,500 in texas. In Idaho, the airport's elevation is about 2,500 feet and in texas the elevation is almost 400 feet - quite a difference. Hope everyone is doing well.