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Offline Tupac

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Did my long solo xc today......
« on: February 25, 2011, 10:07:04 PM »
162 miles, with 3 legs, and I did it with a sectional chart, no GPS! I'm really excited, and I feel very accomplished!

Now my instructor and I are going to start on instrument training, going to try and take both checkrides on my 17th birthday.
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Offline eagl

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Re: Did my long solo xc today......
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2011, 01:22:25 AM »
Nice job.  I remember my first solo long X/C.  Fun set of flights, navigation by map compass clock and occasional VOR cuts (no DME so no cheating).
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Offline MachFly

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Re: Did my long solo xc today......
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2011, 01:24:00 AM »
WTG  :aok


I remember on my long cross country I got hungry and stopped at a bar at one of the airports en-route. Then I disided to use the oportunity to go show someone the diamond I was on.  :rofl

My checkride was on the next day and I still needed 3 hours of cross-country. As I'm coming back to my home airport I look at the hubs and it was only two hours, so I spend the next hour doing pattern work, and 6 minutes with my engine on waiting on the ramp for the number to move.
Total time: 5 hrs
Total flight time: 3 hrs
14 landing  :rofl
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Offline Dichotomy

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Re: Did my long solo xc today......
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2011, 10:13:37 AM »
WTG TUP!!!!!

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Offline PFactorDave

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Re: Did my long solo xc today......
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2011, 10:23:28 AM »
Congrats!  I remember my long cross, man was I nervous that I was going to get lost.
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Offline Chewie

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Re: Did my long solo xc today......
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2011, 01:03:48 PM »
WTG Tupac, don't to forget to visually fly over pools and lakes in the summer time for eye candy.
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