Originally Posted by
kaputt
Ok. Thank you for confirming that. Also, for my long solo XC, would anyone recommend going to new airports that I've never been to before? Or should I stick to ones I've been to either solo or duel? Just curious to see what others did for their long XC.
Spread those wings kaputt!
Go where no man (or yourself) has gone before.
...and absolutely use flight following. It will help you getting comfortable talking on the radios with ATC. As pokey said though - be ready to revert back to the basics when ATC can no longer comply with your request.
USMCFLYR