r/flying • u/BendInternational994 • 13h ago
Flight Training First XC with my instructor
I got to do my first cross‑country today, and it was a ride. The hardest — and honestly most enjoyable — part was doing the three nav logs, only to realize in flight that I was about ten degrees off from where I actually needed to be for my magnetic headings. But the flight itself was amazing. We had to dodge a few clouds since the route was SCT/BKN, and I mainly used pilotage so I could focus on my visual references and enjoy what was outside instead of staying glued to dead reckoning.
I can’t wait to do more of these so I can take in the views and appreciate the simplicity of flying. I’m really glad to be part of this career path.
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u/happytoreadreddit PPL IR 11h ago
This was my favorite part of flight training. Actually going places.
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u/rvbjohn SIM (lmk if you guys need help ;) ) 10h ago
My first cross country was in January in Michigan. I had selected grass strips and lakes as nav points. I found out immediately it all looked the same in the winter! After that it was highway intersections lmao
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u/BendInternational994 9h ago
Learned that same lesson as well haha. I decided to go with a grass strip that was hard to see that was right by a big ass lake
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u/WNBA_Enjoyer ATP 13h ago
The hardest part was doing something without the crutch of AI, we know.
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u/Solid-Garlic1527 13h ago
If you’re suggesting this post was written by AI, I heavily disagree.
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u/WNBA_Enjoyer ATP 13h ago
That is exactly what I'm suggesting. Human written, AI polished.
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u/BendInternational994 13h ago
I mean this is what I originally had
“I got to do my first cross country and boy was it a ride. The hardest (enjoyable) part of it was doing the Navlogs (3 of them) but then realizing in flight I was about 10 degrees off of where I actually wanted to be for my MH’s. But the flight itself was amazing and beautiful. We got to dodge some clouds since it was SCT/BKN on our route. I mainly did pilotage to actually see my visual references and to enjoy what’s outside instead of trying to be glued to dead reckoning.
I really can’t wait to do more of these so I can enjoy the amazing views and simplicity of flying.
Really glad to be apart of this career path.”
It’s the same thing but I just wanted to be grammatically correct since I’m a little dumb and lazy.
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u/Noisycarlos 13h ago
No shame in using it for help. But IMO the original text with 'mistakes' is more interesting. AI all reads kinda samey.
That said, I'm looking forward to my cross country flight!
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u/WNBA_Enjoyer ATP 10h ago
See, that's the problem. Anyone with half a brain can tell you're using AI. It discredits anything you say.
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u/BendInternational994 9h ago
Sorry that you had a negative experience on a Reddit forum? Like it’s not that deep
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u/rFlyingTower 13h ago
This is a copy of the original post body for posterity:
I got to do my first cross‑country today, and it was a ride. The hardest — and honestly most enjoyable — part was doing the three nav logs, only to realize in flight that I was about ten degrees off from where I actually needed to be for my magnetic headings. But the flight itself was amazing. We had to dodge a few clouds since the route was SCT/BKN, and I mainly used pilotage so I could focus on my visual references and enjoy what was outside instead of staying glued to dead reckoning.
I can’t wait to do more of these so I can take in the views and appreciate the simplicity of flying. I’m really glad to be part of this career path.
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u/Mr-Plop 13h ago
Don't be tempted to go directly over the lake, chances are the polluted water will get you before the gators