On Apr 3, 5:33 pm, Dan wrote:
On Apr 3, 8:01 pm, 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".

A couple of questions first...

Did you announce you were a student pilot?
Which ATC were you talking to? (A tower? Class B?)

Dan Mc

Hi-

First of all, thank you to everyone who has promptly replied to my
posting. Either everyone is helpful, on different time zones, or many
pilots are internet junkies like myself
To clarify...

I was in E class airspace. believe in E airspace communication is
not required but recommended while VFR


I was talking to a ARTCC (Approach) , not a tower...typically I depart
a non towered airport and fly to a practice area but stay on norcal
approach while in the area....another thing he mentioned to me was
that I had "multiple targets near marysville" which I take to mean
that I was flying to an area that had alot of air traffic?

I did announce to him that I was a student pilot about midway into the
communication. I was on a heading of 300 when I was told to "alter
course 90 degrees to the right temporarily." Looking back on it I was
confused by his instruction and I did alter towards a heading of 060
and then somehow I heard him say 210. That is when things got thrown
off for me.