tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417693701650847558.post5885204621315769028..comments2024-01-25T05:42:14.838-05:00Comments on A mile of runway will take you anywhere.: Lesson 24: That flight following is a handy thingStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11130510691724323456noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417693701650847558.post-52808056201726768942008-09-30T22:44:00.000-04:002008-09-30T22:44:00.000-04:00thats crazy they didnt have your flight plan..i th...thats crazy they didnt have your flight plan..i think i would have freaked out (which i know is bad). good job on your flight plan and your solo flights!!!! its one thing to hear you talk about them but its another to see pics of you flying. AND it will be a whole 'nother thing to fly with you :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480085522663550746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417693701650847558.post-56432463913001675482008-09-25T14:35:00.000-04:002008-09-25T14:35:00.000-04:00Kyle,You're right on about uncontrolled airspace. ...Kyle,<BR/><BR/>You're right on about uncontrolled airspace. It's still amazing how hard (or impossible) if can be to spot traffic sometimes. Our eyes were outside and we never saw the guy until he was behind us. <BR/><BR/>XC flying is indeed fun and I'm looking forward to my first solo XC that's scheduled for next week! Glad you like the blog so much... I'm enjoying following your progress too.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130510691724323456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417693701650847558.post-44771953815643935852008-09-25T14:20:00.000-04:002008-09-25T14:20:00.000-04:00Sounds like you had a great second dual XC Steve! ...Sounds like you had a great second dual XC Steve! Reminds me of my first XC and the excitement I felt.<BR/><BR/>And just a side note I suppose on that traffic. About a year ago when I first started my flight training, we were doing steep turns around a point on the ground about 6 miles from a local airport and were buzzed by another aircraft. As I was in a left turn, the aircraft came in from the right and got so close I could clearly hear that it indeed was a plane. My instructor grabbed the yoke and really pushed it down and to the left even more to get out of the way. We looked in the direction that the plane would have been going, and saw nothing; it was quite odd.<BR/><BR/>But as I'm sure you know, you don't NEED a radio in uncontrolled airspace, so WATCH OUT!<BR/><BR/>But on a brighter note, I love your blog and can't wait to read new articles you post; it's neat following another pilot along in his flight training. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417693701650847558.post-27074494333147954262008-09-25T13:36:00.000-04:002008-09-25T13:36:00.000-04:00ATC wasn't talking to him and he didn't seem to be...ATC wasn't talking to him and he didn't seem to be on the<BR/>CTAF either. We really had no idea what he was doing, especially when he started flying parallel to us. Anyway, yea it's a darn good thing that controller saw the conflict on the scope cause he was invisible to us.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130510691724323456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417693701650847558.post-87317318609873913832008-09-25T07:42:00.000-04:002008-09-25T07:42:00.000-04:00Yikes! You gotta wonder what that other pilot was...Yikes! You gotta wonder what that other pilot was doing. Was he on the radio at all?<BR/><BR/>I've had FF warn me of nearby traffic on a couple of occasions. It's handy, and I agree all VFR pilots should take advantage of it if it's available.Keith K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04053977391335225874noreply@blogger.com