Student Pilot - First Solo Cross-Country! Flight from Las Vegas KHND to Mesquite 67L

[@mdaven428]

Good job. My only thought is when you are coming into a non-towered airport and there is other traffic on freq, sometimes it is better to circle around and do a 45 degree entry to left traffic 02 in this case. Gives you a better view of things and the traffic situation. There could be a cub with no radio deciding to take off rwy 20 and you would not see or hear about that. Just something to think about. You did a great job and handled to Class B situation just fine.

[@fuadalizadeh5833]

you did a very wounderfull flying and landing .i wish you all the best

[@larsthorwald3338]

That was the most entertaining thing I've ever seen! hahaha ...srsly, congrats on the solo. Nice landing!

[@RaysDad]

I think that leg went really well. One thing: I always retract my flaps as soon as I clear the runway. Good weather and beautiful scenery.

[@dan42683]

Don’t kid yourself, it was awesome! Congrats

[@tannerb55]

Wow great job man I’m impressed

[@bsaleem97]

Nice flight! Beautiful scenery along the way :) thanks for sharing , fly safe

[@dsinha99]

You were a student pilot when you recorded this?? Wow. Awesome job.

[@Aviatorpeck1957]

Nice flying!!!

[@shugoesflying]

Awesome flight!! I did my solo cross countries recently too, time to study for the checkride 😬

[@CirrusMJ]

Very cool! I'm doing the exact same thing currently. One more XC to finish this weekend and all check ride prep. Good luck on yours!

[@georgesmith7988]

You seem so calm, cool and collected. I think you did a great job for a student solo.

[@CirrusMJ]

I appreciate that a lot George! Was probably more like ultra terrified and hyper focused not to make a mistake, but I had great training so I felt confident in my ability to make the flight safely!

[@jamesroberts7137]

Getting an inferiority complex here 😂 you are far more comfortable and competent than I was many hours later than you, good stuff mate

[@jmj61951]

Good stuff. Enjoyed the ride.

[@CirrusMJ]

Thank you!

[@loralang-ferrin6620]

Awesome job! Congrats on your XC solo! I had to scrub backwards twice to see where you actually touched down it was so smooth! 67L is on my list of places to fly into. Beautiful flight.

[@CirrusMJ]

Thank you so much! It definitely is a beautiful area to fly into from Vegas.

[@NicnacNet]

Great job! I am really enjoying your videos!

[@CirrusMJ]

Thank you so much!

[@Smalltownflyer]

Really well done. Flying and production great.

[@CirrusMJ]

Thank you!

[@Smalltownflyer]

@@CirrusMJ Really slick camera work and transitions. Any tips for syncing multi cam and audio? It takes forever for me to get everything lined up 😂

[@CirrusMJ]

Yes - start the cameras and audio recording within a couple seconds of each other, clap loudly three times. Then pull all the cam video (with their audio tracks) and your voice audio into your editing software, line up the three big peaks in the audio waveforms from the claps, voila. Takes 2-3 seconds rather than 10 minutes trying to line up movement from the video tracks lol

[@Smalltownflyer]

@@CirrusMJ I like it... Cheap and effective. Thanks man! Keep up the good work.. would be fun to grow our channels together.

[@fartherfasterhigher6157]

Great job on the solo! Keep it up and best of luck on getting that certificate soon.

[@CirrusMJ]

Thank you so much!

[@rodandanner2132]

You did a great job.

[@CirrusMJ]

Thank you so much!

[@bannoneldridge9269]

Just remember you are not clear of a runway until all parts of your aircraft including the tail are past the hold short line. You called clear before your prop was even past it.

[@CirrusMJ]

Good advice, and I did catch that after watching the video back as well. Made sure I do exactly what you said every time now!

[@flyingmusician]

Great flight! The scenery is so different than here in the Midwest.

[@celtiko99]

Felicidades Mike, buenos vuelos

[@pilotlanham]

Awesome - Awesome aircraft to do your training in also!

[@CirrusMJ]

Agreed! Thank you!

[@JCTheGreat19]

I live right down the road from the Henderson airport you took off from! I’ve been looking into getting my pilots license for a while now! But don’t know where I should start. What would you recommend to do first for someone wanting to start their pilot journey?

[@Shaneepe1]

Another great vid! I’m sure you folks out west are more comfortable with mountains than me but the peaks of the mountain range and the bottom shelf of the bravo are a bit too close for my comfort 😂.

[@CirrusMJ]

That is the constant struggle out here. If you're doing just practice are stuff, they typically won't give clearance so you're fighting the shelves and mountain tops the whole time. If you're on an XC and plan your route correctly around McCarran traffic, they typically let you right in. Mountain flying is absolutely beautiful though, just have to really be on point! Thanks for the kind words again though!! :-)

[@curtc4918]

Your radio work belies your experience. Helicopter to fixed wing?

[@justsmy5677]

Great video! Concerning your recording for KZbin, with your cockpit video/audio setup, can you adjust the volume of the radio calls separately from the intercom audio? Your’s sounds great...asking for a friend (LOL)!

[@CirrusMJ]

I think it records a copy of exactly what my volume is, I'm still messing with it to get it perfect, but I think I do need to turn down my ATC volume a little bit because it overpowers us when trying to talk to each other in the cockpit now.

[@MoonRambo702]

That kneeboard is dope!.. where can I get it?

[@CirrusMJ]

I actually got it on Amazon. Here's a link for it: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BJ5RFI0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I still always have it with me, but it's more of a notepad holder now because I switched to an iPad kneeboard. but this one works great for notepads!

[@MoonRambo702]

@@CirrusMJ Sweet, thanks bro. *add to cart

[@CraigLewis]

How do record your com radio? Next question.. If this is a non-towered airport, why no 45 entry into the traffic pattern?

[@CirrusMJ]

Hey Craig! I record the audio using an app called FlightLink that is made for the LightSpeed brand headsets. And the official answer is: you're right, always enter 45 to the downwind. On this particular day, there was a lot of traffic all entering straight in, and because my flight plan basically put me straight in with the runway, it was easier and actually safer to just go straight in with everyone else. Also, there was skydiving activity at the airport, and positioning to backtrack 45 degrees into the downwind would have interrupted their jumps. But again - as the general rule, always enter 45 to the downwind - and under 99% of circumstances, that is what I make sure to do! Good catch though ;-)

[@CraigLewis]

@@CirrusMJ WOW I wasn’t aware LSpeed an app to do that, I bite the bullet and bought the Bose A20, you’d for the cost they should have something looked that. Thanks.

[@CirrusMJ]

@@CraigLewis Agreed, it was one of the factors that led me to pick Lightspeed over Bose - but the Lightspeed felt just a bit more comfortable anyways so they won the toss up.

[@Schleenz]

I have to admit, that the engine sounds odd on the takeoff role. almost as if the prop governer seems to struggle with adjustig the prop RPM. I know it from the DA40 as well, but here it sounded a little more intense.

[@cuetheplanesound8110]

Great flight MJ. Do you like using the AOA indicator especially on base to final? Thanks!

[@CirrusMJ]

Thanks! I'll be completely honest with you - I haven't ever used it. I am pretty sure I have to swap the mini-map on the PFD out in order to get the AOA indicator, but that isn't something I have trained on yet. I will ask my flight instructor next time we are flying to show me how to use it though, so thank you!

[@skhalid6597]

What kind of cameras do you use? Can you also share the settings on those cameras please. The video quality looks awsm

[@CirrusMJ]

I appreciate it! I'm using GoPro Hero 9's on pretty much default settings, recording at 1080p/60fps.

[@skhalid6597]

nice! thanks for the reply back.

[@LRobichauxIV]

Two questions. 1) How were you able to do your PPL training in an SR-22? Do you own the plane, or did your flight school have the Cirrus as an option? 2) Were you able to do your check ride in the Cirrus?

[@CirrusMJ]

Hey Louis! Yes, and yes - my flight school, All In Aviation in Las Vegas, is a Platinum Cirrus Training Partner and has a fleet of about a dozen Cirrus aircraft. I actually took my check ride in the same Cirrus I flew in this video, 643LV.

[@LRobichauxIV]

@@CirrusMJ Thanks! I'm going to look into a Cirrus training center in my area.

[@BustaGrill]

Small world. Just did my 1st solo the other day at all in as well in HND. Got my sub. You still around?

[@CirrusMJ]

That's awesome, congratulations!!! I am - took a few months off from flying but I'm back at it this week! Will have some new videos up shortly! 🙂

[@kurtreber9813]

Why does everyone, even students, want to x-mile finals? They're not recommended.

[@JakeLevesquecreate]

Hello, thanks for these videos. im thinking about getting my PPL. I am in Las Vegas as well. may I ask who you're doing your training through?

[@CirrusMJ]

Hey Jake! I did all of my training with All In Aviation in Henderson, and they also have a location at North Las Vegas. Feel free to give them a call and talk to Carl, their director of flight ops. They are incredibly friendly and helpful, and will help you determine your best path of training. Thanks for watching!

[@JakeLevesquecreate]

@@CirrusMJ thanks

[@hz4331]

He should identify himself student pilot

[@CirrusMJ]

That is great advice! I recommend everyone does at a towered airport so they can get extra help quickly if needed. Not sure why I didn't mention it to them on this particular trip, I usually always did. Great catch!

[@amitpoudel5649]

remember me captain ! i want to talk in instra for more❤️✈️