Solo XC Today!
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:10 pm
Finally got decent wx to do the solo XC for my sport ticket today after being blown out by bad weather a few times. Apopka X04 to Crystal River KCGC to Inverness KINF and back to Apopka. All went well (meaning I actually found the airports, and both the plane and I are reusable). Navigation, pattern entries, radio work, and landings were all good. The landings were a bit too hard, but safe, on center, straight, and bounce-free, so I'll take it.
I even remembered to close my flight plan afterward; no search party dispatched.
I'm glad I got it done first thing this morning. Rain squalls were moving into the area from the south, and on the return flight I hit a little rain and altered course a bit north to stay out of the bad stuff. An hour later and I would have had to cancel again.
It was pretty cool flying somewhere else and returning on my own. I'm finally starting to feel just a little bit like a pilot.
I even remembered to close my flight plan afterward; no search party dispatched.
I'm glad I got it done first thing this morning. Rain squalls were moving into the area from the south, and on the return flight I hit a little rain and altered course a bit north to stay out of the bad stuff. An hour later and I would have had to cancel again.
It was pretty cool flying somewhere else and returning on my own. I'm finally starting to feel just a little bit like a pilot.