RubberWatch wrote:
Hello-

I am a student pilot. I was out flying solo today and was instructed
by ATC to fly a heading of 210. I thought he said 110 and I flew on
that heading. He then told me it looks like your going the wrong
direction i need you to fly 210. I got a bit locked up and said 210.
I ended up on 210 but I really kinda got "mike fright".

**** happens.

You should read back instructions to avoid this, Cessna 12A, heading 110,
so unless ATC is asleep you either hear nothing back or you get corrected.

Anyway, I just wanted to know if this would constitute a violation and
if I might receive something in the mail, etc? He later told me to
"resume own navigaion" and I did not know what that meant...I asked
him if I could do my airwork and he said resume on navigation meant I
can do anything I want.

Hardly a violation unless you flew into class B or some other airspace
you weren't cleared for.

The phrase "resume own navigation" means exactly that, go where you think
you should go, ATC is no longer giving you vectors.

He did not ask me to call a land line or anything like that, though
when I requested to change to my CTAF as I had the airport in site, he
said frequency change approved and squalk VFR when I am on the ground.

Normally, when the airport is in sight, you say that to ATC. They then
terminate flight following and tell you when (usually immediately)
when to switch to 1200.

If you are a LONG way out and just want to check CTAF for what's going
on, say that explicitly, as in something like, Cessna 12A, change to
Unicom, desire to maintain flight following until closer.

Switch back to ATC and tell them you are back.

Hopefully you append "student pilot" to the end of your initial request
and on each switch to a new controller. They then talk slower and
are more patient with you.

--
Jim Pennino

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