VW Pilot
MMM...PIGEON CASSEROLE
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2006
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- 257
Did a cross country today with my Instructor.....I never felt like I sucked so much at talking to FSS/approach control and stuff....Today in Tampa, FL the day was PERFECT....light winds, no clouds anywhere in sight. Never flown into a class C Airspace before(underlies class B, KTPA)...Man I had ERJ-145s up my A$$!!! I started to panic because fast moving jets was comin from seemed like all 360 degrees!!!! I felt so small and so "behind" the PA-28-161 we were in....My instructor said....you did well....I've seen guys give up and their face turn bloodshot red...but you kept hangin in there....Everything was hapnin so freakin fast!! I was sweating to keep up with the airplane, checkin points, loging check point times, ground references and charts......whew...I was so afraid to mess up....my instructor found this funny because we were at 3500ft and temps were low and I'm sweatin up a storm!!! I've never worked so hard in a plane before......BUT I ENJOYED IT. SO....To keep my instructor's giggle box on the low frequency...ANY pointers???? I don't take his laughing seriously...I was crackin up too...HAD FUN!! He gave me some pointers, and I'd like to know if anyone else would like to add....things to reduce cockpit stress and work....besides jokes. Trying to take in as much as I can....advice that is...... Thanks.