Saturday June 20, 3:00 PM
It had been a damned hot week and today would prove no exception with temps in the upper 90s. We were flying to Macon Regional (MCN). LZU to MCN is almost a straight line south. Flying to Macon has 2 gotchas:
(1) Staying out of Bravo (aka Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Intl. Airport). En-route ATC asked us to veer off to the left 15 degrees to avoid skimming the edge of the airspace.
(2) Making sure you don't confuse Robins Air Force Base with Macon Regional. U.S. Military are rightfully humorless about folks breaching their airspace (aliens). Fortunately the airports are shaped differently. Robins AFB is a single strip. Macon Regional has 2 runways that intersect. Robins AFB "points" to Macon Regional.
So cross country #3 done. Next Saturday is my solo cross country to Clemson. After that, I have my long solo cross country (3 leg triangular trip visiting 2 locations and then back home) and then I'll have all the pre-reqs for the FAA exam.
Part of me wants to be nervous about the solo to Clemson. But another part knows how to manage the nervous guy : put him in charge of all the little details that worry-warts are good at. Let him constantly be looking for other aircraft, checking the gauges and times. But he doesn't run the show. The cool guy does. And the cool guy is going to have a good time on Saturday.
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