STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY

Welcome back to the channel! Today I'm going on my FIRST solo cross country flight from KSNA in Orange County, CA to KRNM in San Diego, CA! Dropping a few life updates before the solo, like getting laid off from my job. Gonna do my. best to keep flying thought!
Hope y'all enjoy the video!
#StudentPilot #SoloFlight #Aviation
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[@jeffdeluca1153]

Awesome work and I am so so jealous! Flying WAS a lifelong dream for me, but now at 67 pretty sure it will remain a dream. You go after your dreams while your young brother! Be safe and enjoy flying!🙏

[@RusscanFLY]

Definitely a nice cross country brother! You’re moving along pretty quick. Very nicely done!

[@FlyWithTristan]

Thank you Russ! Love the progress I'm making so far. Thanks for watching!

[@NickSantos1218]

Love how you were confident with the ATC! I'm just starting, 5 hrs through. Your videos are motivational :)

[@cubanmikey]

That first cross country is most memorable.

[@FlyWithTristan]

For sure!

[@frankish5314]

Hah.. I remember my first solo XC some 1500 hours ago.. Mainly because I got lost! No GPS in those days..:). Great radio work BTW!

[@immeandering]

About to head off on my own solo cross country flight for the first time so this was super inspirational!

[@guitarman6398]

Bro, keep your hand on the throttle when taking off.

[@FlyWithTristan]

Noted! I usually do, slipped my mind this time.

[@michaelbeattie8106]

​@@FlyWithTristan only takes once.

[@FlyWithTristan]

@@michaelbeattie8106 ok lil bro

[@Food.Dog.Car.]

My throttle friction had an issue and was on take off about 150 feet off the runway, and it slid back to half throttle in a second. If my hand hadn't felt it, we would have ended up in the lights.

[@user-ox2od1jl5e]

I’m trying to get into this field. Watching you do your solo cross country makes my palm sweaty. How do you stay so calm?

[@NCherokee]

You are on you way to better times. very nice video.

[@FlyWithTristan]

Thank you!

[@flyingaxeman7343]

I remember getting away from the home airport by myself , it was the flight where I realized that I have in fact learned a ton just to get to this point. All sorts of radio contact from Toronto Center and Cleveland Center was giving me a helmet fire but by the end of it I felt more confident. Cool flight man.

[@narratedtraveladventures]

Great content! Flew a lot around SD and Socal 15 years ago. Miss it.

[@FlyWithTristan]

Thank you! It's beautiful flying out here.

[@znek4288]

Omg its been ages since ive seen you. You were the reason i bought myself a ruroc rg1-dx helmet when you reviewed them on your super 73!! Great tk see you flying bro. Im preparing for my first solo this tuesday

[@tylerduke5859]

nice one bro! love the camera angles and background music. Sick flight as well, keep doing things!

[@FlyWithTristan]

Thanks bro! It was a fun flight!

[@rickymccarty594]

Great radio work......

[@BrianCharlesV]

Bro the wing camera view over the water So dope

[@SHUBH30]

congratulation brother keep flying high

[@FlyWithTristan]

Thank you! Will do!

[@AlphaKilo.Warrior]

Hello from the opposite side of the USA in Connecticut! Great content looking forward to seeing more of your journey. I have 150 hours myself and just started filming my flights. Still learning even after the PPL! +1 sub fam.

[@SingleEngineAviator]

Great job Tristan, my XC from Fullerton will be down to KCRQ-KRNM-KCNO-KFUL. Excited for a test run into Ramona as i've only flown the Palomar dual XC a few times and now it's time for XC Solo. I'm just not familiar with Ramona so we're going to run it down there in a few days but it looks like a beautiful and wide-open airport.

[@anabellaribeiro2834]

That’s a lot going on in your ear for a VFR flight! 👏🏾🙌🏾💪🏾 So looking forward to my first VFR xc with flight following! 🙏🏾🙌🏾☀️🥰🎉

[@FlyWithTristan]

Haha, I love it! Nothing like doing your first cross-country in busy airspace. Good luck with your first xc!

[@noahstyffe3048]

Great job man. Doing my cross country to KRNM hopefully in couple weeks as well. Let me know how your stage check went? I believe due to weather you weren't able to complete it when we spoke.

[@rev6925]

Congrats mah boi!! It looked fantastic. Love the growth and the hair as well. Id love to get into it but it aint in the cards. I also dont wanna cut my dreads for the airlines or a corporation

[@FlyWithTristan]

Thanks bro! On year 7 with the hair haha. I'm not cutting mine for a while, I just want to be able to fly recreationally. I don't have interest in flying for the airlines.

[@TheDukeCarsandPlanes]

What’s the background music? It was so relaxing I want to use it for my solo tomorrow lol! Great flight btw

[@jboymah]

nice landing my gzz

[@FlyWithTristan]

preciate it!

[@evilcastier]

Nice vid. Any advice for getting comfortable with radio communication? Any apps u used to practice or any methods u recommend?

[@FlyWithTristan]

I recommend chair flying and also using the LiveATC app where you can listen to comms at any airport.

[@MisterTechnologic]

If you have a sim get pilotedge. That had me comfortable with comms before my first CX and it gets you over mic shyness fast

[@TheflyingrealtorKY]

I’m doing my XC solo next week (in Kentucky) “Plane English” is a great app. Also, my CFI would simulate ATC comms during our flights.

[@derek777]

Nice video

[@ejnixon]

congratulations on your xc solo!

[@RaceMentally]

Not bad man. My 2 XC’s been put off a month now from weather. Check ride in a week too. Prob not gonna make it. :( But you do freelance video stuff? I need things done business and pleasure.

[@quik70silver]

Slick landing bro😎

[@garyhoe466]

Good radio skills!

[@TimbeR-xb3ir]

Its funny watching you cringe a little bit whenever you ask them to repeat what they said lol

[@onetime5640]

Great job , I'm proud of you !

[@philbrick5]

Awesome

[@anonymousanonymous112]

Nice bro! how long you been flying?

[@fromscrubstosatoshis6437]

Congrats!

[@dgmcfadden2006]

Good job man.

[@ImKamryn]

Nice video!

[@ronaldmarshall4054]

Nice

[@therustypilot3452]

What editing software are you using?

[@MichaelCarterShow]

Beautiful just beautiful. I sure can use ur expertise on photography & video production for my aviation journey as well. What's ur email? #salute my gud brotha!!!!!