Update on me....

[cignaguy]

Well, still plugging along at the PPL. I completed my short solo X-country last weekend, APA - AKO. I just did my long X-country this morning, APA-LHX-PUB-APA. I now have about 43 hours and am getting close to earning the certificate hopefully!

Anyone else feel like they had just gotten run over by a freight train after doing their X-countries?? I am exhaused. It was quite bumpy from PUB to AKA.

Time for a nap, then some studying for the written.

[taseal]

Originally Posted by cignaguy

Well, still plugging along at the PPL. I completed my short solo X-country last weekend, APA - AKO. I just did my long X-country this morning, APA-LHX-PUB-APA. I now have about 43 hours and am getting close to earning the certificate hopefully!

Anyone else feel like they had just gotten run over by a freight train after doing their X-countries?? I am exhaused. It was quite bumpy from PUB to AKA.

Time for a nap, then some studying for the written.

go high to stay away from the bouncing around, I went to 12,500 on mine on a 152 I wasn't on anyone's schedule and I had the plane to myself, and I probably wasted a hour trying to get there, but hey! it was SO WORTH IT



about 15 mins later, I came back down to 9,500 though. I didn't really know if I'd start feeling weezy. It was funny when I got flight following and said Miami Center, Cessna 123 is at xx of APF VOR at 12,500 requesting flight following to BCT. She goes 'Copy Cessna 123, state type of Cessna' I replied "Cessna 152" she went "how did you get up there?" to which I replied "I hitched a ride with one of the citations on their way up"

[cignaguy]

Originally Posted by taseal

go high to stay away from the bouncing around, I went to 12,500 on mine on a 152 I wasn't on anyone's schedule and I had the plane to myself, and I probably wasted a hour trying to get there, but hey! it was SO WORTH IT



about 15 mins later, I came back down to 9,500 though. I didn't really know if I'd start feeling weezy. It was funny when I got flight following and said Miami Center, Cessna 123 is at xx of APF VOR at 12,500 requesting flight following to BCT. She goes 'Copy Cessna 123, state type of Cessna' I replied "Cessna 152" she went "how did you get up there?" to which I replied "I hitched a ride with one of the citations on their way up"

ha! that is funny. i did 9,500 but that is only about 3,000 AGL or less in most of the areas i fly in CO. the density altitude was also pretty high today. i'll go a bit higher next time. 12,500 in a 152....hehe, crazy.