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Title: Did my long solo xc today......
Post by: Tupac 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.

Title: Re: Did my long solo xc today......
Post by: eagl 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).

Title: Re: Did my long solo xc today......
Post by: MachFly 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

Title: Re: Did my long solo xc today......
Post by: Dichotomy on February 26, 2011, 10:13:37 AM

WTG TUP!!!!!

 :salute

Title: Re: Did my long solo xc today......
Post by: PFactorDave 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.

Title: Re: Did my long solo xc today......
Post by: Chewie 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.