Short Cross Country

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Short Solo Cross Country
Length: 2.2 hours
Total Time: 56.2 hours

One of my final requirements is to finish my Cross Country time. I have to add 2.2 hours to hit my 5 hour target, so I had to fly pretty deliberately in order to hit that target.

The flight was pretty straightforward. I have made this trip a few times with my instructor, so I had a bit of an understanding of the terrain. Also, a bit help was the fact that the lake is in constant view, so it's hard to get too far off course.

I was on with Chicago Center and South Bend Approach the entire trip, so there wasn't any lapse in Flight Following. There were a few contacts in my vicinity, but the only one that was of any concern was after heading back to Lansing from South Bend. There was a contact at my 12 o'clock at 2 NM and about 1,000' above me. Due to cloud coverage, I couldn't see the plane until it was clear. I descended in order to give way, but it turns out that the other plane was a bit higher than 1,000'.

There are a few key landmarks along this route. The most obvious is the Michigan City Generating Station which has a very obvious cooling tower.

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