Getting confused with ATC order...Violation?

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".

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.

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.

Any thoughts?

Yes, forget about it and keep on flying. Oh, talk with your instructor
and fine out what "resume own navigation" means! :-)

I suppose it is technically a violation, but if every pilot was written
up for every mistake of this magnitude and every controller fired for
such mistakes ... the skies would be empty.

It pretty much means what it says. It means you are no longer receiving
navigation assistance (vectors) from the controller so you can fly
whatever heading suits your fancy and change it as often as you choose.

Matt