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Post #119,837 by bbronson 10/2/03 12:42:05 PM Reply	No cross countries yet Just finishing up the post-solo reviews and intros (short and soft fields, navigation, hood work). Lost a few weeks due to a week-long annual...plus bad weather...plus my instructor's time suddenly became scarce as he picked up several students from another instructor who quit to fly for a regional airline. I'm hoping I can work my home town (Manitowoc, WI) in to one of my cross country flights. It'd be cool to drop in on the folks. I don't know if that will fit in one of the legs, though. I'm flying out of Waukesha, WI, and I don't know if Manitowoc is far enough away for a leg. Brian Bronson
Post #119,870 by mmoffitt 10/2/03 4:26:30 PM Reply	If it isn't 50 nm, it isn't. I was lucky, my instructor let me pick my 2nd, 3rd and 4th solo X-C's (don't ask why I had 4). Anyway, the long one (I just remembered, they changed the PTS after I got my license), used to require a 150 nm trip, landing at 3 different airports and at least one leg >= 50 nm. So, if your favorite field isn't 50 nm away, save it for the "long X-C" and make that one of the fields you land at on the way home. ;-) It is a kick. I know solo'ing is a big deal, but when you actually take off from one place and land some distance away at another all by yourself, you begin to feel like a "real pilot". Er, at least I did anyway ;-) bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
Post #119,965 by bbronson 10/3/03 10:20:02 AM Reply	It's 70 nm from KUES to KMTW We did cross country planning this morning, since it was too crappy to fly (winds aloft 250@47 and it just gets worse from there.) My instructor is going to let me pick my own cross country routes; so long as they meet the requirements. So I'll probably be visiting the parents a few times. My night cross country will be in a Warrior. My instructor wants to go into some Class C airspace (Madison, WI) , and the Citabria doesn't have a transponder. That should be fun. I'd have to agree with you. It's the cross countries where you really start feeling like a pilot. I'm looking forward to them. Brian Bronson
Post #120,015 by mmoffitt 10/3/03 4:21:42 PM Reply	Cool. Have fun. Not all instructors let their students decide where to fly on their solo X-C's. You've got a good one. If the weather is okay in a couple of weeks, I'm going C62-UCP on 10/18 and returning on 10/19. IF the weather's okay - which this time of year up here is an absolute crap-shoot. If you haven't checked it out already, check out [link\|http://www.airnav.com\|http://www.airnav.com] A lot of the airports have pictures, so you'll know what the place looks like if it's the first time you flown there. ;-) bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
Post #120,028 by bbronson 10/3/03 5:16:21 PM Reply	Thanks. Already had airnav bookmarked! Great site Hope the weather holds for your trip. Brian Bronson

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