numl0ck
Line Up and Wait
Completed my first solo cross country yesterday afternoon. Flew from KWST to KPYM direct (59mn) which took me though PVD class Charlie airspace on the way to PYM and on top of the class C heading home. Talking to approach was fun, and gave me something to listen to other than the engine and my own thoughts. Aside from the normal traffic people were doing practice approaches and the occasional request for flight following. I was trying to put a picture together of who/what was in the sky around me.
On the way back was my favorite moment of the trip. I was just south of PVD at 4500ft and I get a call from Approach "5811E traffic 5 miles, 9'oclock. 5000 descending to 3000. Type 737." I look to my left and there he was, turning towards me like he's hunting me down. "11E, heh, has traffic in sight." Pretty easy to spot when he's that close and closing that quickly. He flew above and behind me. Really cool to watch.
This was also my first trip with my new ENC DavidClark headset, H10-30X. Bought it off eBay and couldn't be happier. Very worth the money spent. I can hear and understand the radio much better now.
It feels great to complete another milestone towards my PPL. I have two more cross countries coming up: OXC and MVY via the COSSY intersection. Then the long >100nm. I snapped a few cellphone pictures on the way back but none of the 737 - I was too busy watching him fly by. The first one is of Newport RI. Second one shows me over-top of the class C airspace. The photo with the wing strut you can see PVD in the center. Looks distant but it's only about 8 miles away. It was getting hazy and the light was poor. Then the obligatory dork photo of me, with Newport RI in the background with my new headset. And last photo is of Jamestown and the Jamestown Bridge in the foreground and the Newport Bridge in the background.
On the way back was my favorite moment of the trip. I was just south of PVD at 4500ft and I get a call from Approach "5811E traffic 5 miles, 9'oclock. 5000 descending to 3000. Type 737." I look to my left and there he was, turning towards me like he's hunting me down. "11E, heh, has traffic in sight." Pretty easy to spot when he's that close and closing that quickly. He flew above and behind me. Really cool to watch.
This was also my first trip with my new ENC DavidClark headset, H10-30X. Bought it off eBay and couldn't be happier. Very worth the money spent. I can hear and understand the radio much better now.
It feels great to complete another milestone towards my PPL. I have two more cross countries coming up: OXC and MVY via the COSSY intersection. Then the long >100nm. I snapped a few cellphone pictures on the way back but none of the 737 - I was too busy watching him fly by. The first one is of Newport RI. Second one shows me over-top of the class C airspace. The photo with the wing strut you can see PVD in the center. Looks distant but it's only about 8 miles away. It was getting hazy and the light was poor. Then the obligatory dork photo of me, with Newport RI in the background with my new headset. And last photo is of Jamestown and the Jamestown Bridge in the foreground and the Newport Bridge in the background.
