My First Solo X-Country

My first solo xc flight plan was from 3A1 VUZ TCL and back to 3A1. It
was a little windy, about 5-6 knots at times. The flight went as planned.
I departed 3A1 about 11:00am. After passing the VUZ VOR, I headed to
Tuscaloosa. It was a pleasant trip. When I arrived at TCL I had to circle
the airport a few times. Being excited about my first solo xc, I did not
think about the football game between Alabama and Mississippi. Needless to
say, the TCL tower was not exactly happy to see me (the controller actually
sounded like he was pretty upset). There seemed to be Lear Jets everywhere
with a few Bonanzas mixed in for good measure!! Some had landed and others
were coming in to land. I finally landed. I was parked between two Lear
Jets. I went into the FBO to get my logbook signed which took about five
minutes. Boy, did I get some strange looks.

As I headed back to my airplane, I looked around at all the jets (money)
that were parked and thought, "Life must be good for some people". The
C-152 I flew looked like an ant among giants. I finally got clearance to
takeoff and was I glad. The jets were still arriving! The flight from
Tuscaloosa back to 3A1 was uneventful.

I will admit that I was a little nervous but I maintained my cool
--
CareBear

"CareBear" wrote in
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I will admit that I was a little nervous but I maintained my cool

Good job CareBear,

I always overfly TCL on my way from KMBO to KEKY.

Allen

"CareBear" wrote in message
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I was parked between two Lear
Jets. I went into the FBO to get my logbook signed which took about five
minutes.

That (getting your logbook signed at destinations) hasn't been a
requirement for decades. All you need is a full-stop landing at each point.
When I made my solo cross country, I never got out of the airplane.

Anyhow, congratulations on your cross country and welcome to the group.
Keep up the good work.

Vaughn

CareBear wrote:

My first solo xc flight plan was from 3A1 VUZ TCL and back to 3A1. It
was a little windy, about 5-6 knots at times. The flight went as planned.
I departed 3A1 about 11:00am. After passing the VUZ VOR, I headed to
Tuscaloosa. It was a pleasant trip. When I arrived at TCL I had to circle
the airport a few times. Being excited about my first solo xc, I did not
think about the football game between Alabama and Mississippi. Needless to
say, the TCL tower was not exactly happy to see me (the controller actually
sounded like he was pretty upset). There seemed to be Lear Jets everywhere
with a few Bonanzas mixed in for good measure!! Some had landed and others
were coming in to land. I finally landed. I was parked between two Lear
Jets. I went into the FBO to get my logbook signed which took about five
minutes. Boy, did I get some strange looks.

I bet if the QB's and coaching staff for Alabama and, Mississippi knew
that a devout college football fan, was out flying, instead of watching
the game, they would be angry.

As I headed back to my airplane, I looked around at all the jets (money)
that were parked and thought, "Life must be good for some people". The
C-152 I flew looked like an ant among giants. I finally got clearance to
takeoff and was I glad. The jets were still arriving! The flight from
Tuscaloosa back to 3A1 was uneventful.

I will admit that I was a little nervous but I maintained my cool

Just because it may have looked like 'an ant among giants', I bet you
stil felt good about your accomplishment.

To say 'Congratulations' is not enough. I think it
is......SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!!!!!!(M ary Poppins)

That is a terrific accomplishment.

Christopher

That's an important aviation milestone - hopefully the first of many.
Conbgratulations! Onward and upward

Tony

--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE

"CareBear" wrote in message
...
My first solo xc flight plan was from 3A1 VUZ TCL and back to 3A1. It
was a little windy, about 5-6 knots at times.

Sounds like you had a good flight.

By the way, "most" people in here appreciate it when you include the airport's
name (like; HKY (Hickory NC), for example) in your posts, so that people all the
way across the country can get a mental picture of your trip. Few will take the
time to look it up, I guess.

I thought you might want to know, since I think you are kinda' new.
--
Jim in NC

My first solo xc flight plan was from 3A1 VUZ TCL and back to 3A1. It
was a little windy, about 5-6 knots at times.

Way to go, CareBear!

Keep pushing toward getting that ticket, pull it all the way to the end
-- and I guarantee you that someday you'll re-read that sentence,
above, and blush.

:-)

In the meantime, hang out here, and ask lots of questions. You'll pick
up a few good pointers.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 2006-10-22, Vaughn Simon wrote:
When I made my solo cross country, I never got out of the airplane.

Same here. For any students reading, I highly recommend actually having
something to do, even if it's a $100 hamburger, on your solo XC.

--
Ben Jackson AD7GD

http://www.ben.com/

Congratulations on that first XC. Sounds like you did a fine job.

Jay Honeck wrote:
My first solo xc flight plan was from 3A1 VUZ TCL and back to 3A1. It
was a little windy, about 5-6 knots at times.

Way to go, CareBear!

Keep pushing toward getting that ticket, pull it all the way to the end
-- and I guarantee you that someday you'll re-read that sentence,
above, and blush.


LOL that's what I was thinking, but couldn't articulate it in such a
way so not to sound snotty : ) Nicely done, Jay...