Pilot's First Cross-Country Solo | GONE WRONG! 

Sometimes we get so busy in the air we forget to have fun and knowing that we actually solo and no help and fun at that point….. she did so well proud of her

NOT GONE WRONG. She took that diversion like a champ. I would have liked to see her recognize the IFR weather from ATIS and made that decision on her own, however that's what flight training is all about. Learning from our mistakes, applying what we've learned and always becoming better pilots because we remain teachable. She was safe. She Aviated, Navigated, and Communicated. She didn't break any regs. She didn't do anything dangerous. Most importantly, I didn't see any hazardous attitudes. She'll be a good pilot. Keep training, habibi!

Very well done handling busy and complex airspace with a diversion. And kudos for the SoCal controllers for taking such good care of a student solo.

I'm a student pilot now, next phase is student solo cross country, what happened to you here is exactly the kind of stuff I stress about - good job!!

I would not have been this great with all the freq changes on my first cross country. Well done!!

I thought she did a remarkable job. Pulled it all together. Probably the best 1st solo cross country I've seen. She sure demonstrated poise and confidence. Wow. N6395C (But the Piper Arrow was my favorite. :-)

Flying is much easier when things go right. This really was a confidence builder and she did very well on the radio as well. Off to a GREAT aviation career! !! !!!

This was a student solo cross-country? Sure didn't look/sound like it. Total command, and flew like a PIC!

She talks to herself like I do when flying. That’s a good way to remember everything. Enjoyed watching the flight.

Bravo, Roula, for embracing every moment of this unforgettable experience during your first Cross Country solo! 👏👏

Very well done! You handle radios and the overall situation very well.

This is how my first XC happened too. Home field turned IFR on the way back. Having to adjust on my own was the first time I really felt like a pilot!

Mashallah so wonderfull... Bismillah alrahman al raheem... so awesome gave me goosebumps! So proud of you, Roula.

Great job Roula!! Your poise and airmanship was commendable in such a stressful situation. My first long cross country was KSMO-KAPV-KSMO and, on the way back 20 miles out of KSMO ATC told me the same thing! After a minute or so of indecision - a divert to KVNY was chosen and a taxi ride back to KSMO! As with you, SoCal ATC were really helpful and kind knowing it was a student solo.

GONE WRONG? I think she did a great job correcting the problem. Kudos to her.

Great job staying cool under pressure!!👏🏼👏🏼

Great flying. You handled the unexpected really well. Well done! Best of luck with your training.

Very good job with communicating and flying the airplane, keep up the good work!!!

For a first solo cross country, very impressive. Remarkably calm and collected. Nothing gone wrong, just a minor inconvenience that was dealt with appropriately. In my opinion, the main lesson to learn from this flight (and the only thing that a more experienced pilot would have done better) is that we need to recognize when to "activate plan B". When SoCal Approach said "ceiling is broken at 500", that should have been her cue to go to an alternate. She was trying a bit too hard to get back to her home base, and needed a nudge from the controller to realize that was not possible.

Wow awesome job! I can see the stress got to you. Although you sounded a little tired, you controlled every situation remarkably. 👌🏽

Cool,calm and collected! Lots of options available and well done! With the marine layer this time of year you usually have small window before it rolls back in, plan accordingly.

Great job Rula! You did great.

Great job flying , I'm proud of you ! 🙏

That was awesome job handling that redirect and last minute change to a whole new airport!

Awesome job by the controllers!! I chuckled when the controller said “Ready for your IFR clearance?” She’s like “😮 nope, I’m VFR! But I’m on my solo and need to go to that field where the planes are!” Alway plan an alternate airport, that is XC planning 101.

Gone worng? Fantastic job under the givin situation. You demomstrated situational awareness! Kudos to your flight intructor!

Nice job rolling with the changes! Keep up the good work.

Nicely done! Her comms were very tight given her first cross country solo. Definitely impressive.

Well done you did amazing Roula!

Good job, through all those situations. good judgment😊👩‍✈👨‍✈

Roula, great landing at Long Beach!

Such an eventful solo Xc so much going on. She was a legit PIC. Also ATC was great!

Great job on what was definitely a stressful situation. I just did my first solo cross country two days ago. I was ready for it and all went well, but it was still stressful. I can only imagine if I had to divert to another airport, I would have been OK but...just another level of stress to add on.

That was fantastic, Roula! #inspired!

Excellent job! You said it was stressful, and there was a reason it was. But you didn't look or sound like your were stressed even a bit. The video title said "Gone Wrong." Your flight didn't go as planned, but there was nothing at all wrong about it.

Roula did such a good job!! 🎉

Fantastic job.

Well done. She worked through what must have been a very stressful situation. Also a good job by ATC.

Well done and good luck🛩️😃

Good job, through all those situations

Roula handled that beautifully. Certainly stressful on her first cross country solo flight, but nothing really went wrong. Inconvenient, of course, but it was a happy outcome. Well done, Roula!

Should get bonus points for a real world cross country situation!

love how helpful atc was great to see!

This Pilot is amazing. She is good I liked it. Well done.

Great job! ATC were so nice as well 🥹

Very well done!

Awesome job Roula 👌👌

Looks like so much fun! Can't wait until next year when I hopefully start my own flight training. Awesome job Roula.

Excellent work, I hope my solo is that smooth

She did a great job, handling all the stress and detours, thats a PASS in my book!

Great job!

That was awesome. Very nice🤗🤗.

She's a PRO.... beautiful flight...

You was up the same time I was over KCRQ. That was cool. Keep doing a great job.

Awesome job

Perfect comms!

Mabrouk! All the best.

Nice job Roula.

Amazing!

watching these makes me feel at ease, I'm at 33 hours in!

Very cool video to watch

Good job!!

Congratulations 🎊🎉

3:20 "my trainer always talks so much" 😆 5:20 what's "box box box"? turning base/final? 8:52 "palomar tower", eh, easy to get the name wrong. loved the progressive taxi! 13:00 loved this conversation with approach. He really helped Roula, and she did great explaining what she knew and starting the problemsolving. flew into TOA recently just because of the Sling vids. Busy place!

You did great. The radios will get easier

Well done Roula, Congratulation! 🛩Also thank you for sharing the video, btw... anyone else noticed the tic tak high speed zoom at 9:41 right above the tail numbers, (only visible for 2 frames).

She was so nonchalant at the 12:16 mark. Happy to hear the "welcome back, " HELLO!!!!! VFR into IFR conditions!!! Ceiling 500 broken? Brain freeze.

Wow she did a great job

She did a good job 👏 cool head warm heart

Very cool pilot, well done.

Good job.... It was stressful for me just watching :)

The first cross-country solo never goes right :D my autopilot with brand new G1000 wasn't disengaging and going down with 800ft/m :D supper fun if you know what I mean ;)

Great Video!

Amazing job! Very well done. You handled the stress very good! I'm a low time private pilot, that learn to fly in central Florida, in about 1/2 as difficult as the airspace you were in; and I would have probably not done as well as you did! And good on ATC also, they were great, and were way more friendly than the controllers where I fly. Great job all around!

Good job Roula!

Really awesome video.

Awesome content

Well done keeping the nose up on landing.

Rather than just anticipate P factor as the nose gear comes off, try dynamic proactive rudder to bracket tightly the centerline between your feet. That will take care of any longitudinal alignment issues. We are better when we are ahead of whatever happens. Good takeoff. Instead of dynamically moving the stick to keep the wing level, again try using rudder only. This will make the nose yaw correctly initially rather than adverse yaw. Not a real issue here, fist leg, but becomes an issue in gusty air and especially on short final where we do not want to turn and therefore do not want to bank. Good job on first landing. The wing wagging, the nose yawing wrong on short final, was adverse yaw from using aileron at all. We don't want to turn. We want to bracket the centerline between our slightly dynamically moving feet. That will keep the wing level. Good job but stay off the stick for bank on short final. Rudder yaw will do the trick to stay aligned and staying aligned will keep the wing level. Yes, good rudder on second landing. Good job. Good third landing. Good diversion. Aviate, navigate, communicate in that order. You can go anywhere you have fuel and good weather to go. Don't let getting the plane back worry you. Good job all around. Study up on marine weather in your area. I enjoyed your trip. You don't wing wag (too much aileron) as much when stressed a bit. Notice in normal turns that the nose yaws a bit the wrong way at first unless you lead rudder. Rudder pulls aileron, not the other way.

Good learning experience for her

Was that a nasty marine layer over KTOA? Great pilotage! 👏👍

Lessons learned when xcntry goes to plan -10 points. Lessons learned when “stuff” happens- 10,000. Good work.

I was unable to leave this comment on your first solo, hope it allows me to send out here. BTW you did great on this detour flight info Long Beach. Congratulations and Celebrations soon to be a professional pilot Roula on your very first solo flight in March last year. I'm a retired United Airlines Captain. I still recall my very first solo 54 years ago at TMB Airport. Since you said sky when you soloed, I'll add that I'm sure the friendly skies will welcome you, if you decide to become an airline pilot. United Aviate Academy.

I usually file a flight plan even if I use flight following because they once sent me a text with a weather prediction update for just this exact situation. Torrance weather prediction changed and I had to leave San Diego early before an earlier than predicted marine layer set in.

bravo good job

Nice. I am curious, how did she and the plane get home? Did someone come out to endorse for the flight back, or was she close enough to home to call a car to drive home and someone else came to get the plane? Or something else? I am sure many student solos have this exact scenario in mind when they head out on their solo XCs.

Talking to the camera on a first solo cross-country... Some people are just built differently than me.

Well done dealing with that on your first solo.

Why the rudder tail wag on final for SBD?

Go go go Roula ❤🇪🇬

Que bonito se ve todo desde arriba, de pequeña yo queria ser piloto de avion

She’s better than a lot of PPLs that I’ve seen. I’m curious how many hours this was?

.. she handled the deviation great .. and she flew great ..and .. just from seeing the layers on the first leg, weather should have been a concern .. and when taking off from the 2nd airpor it was predictable that weather could/would be a factor. The big question is why was she signed off for this flight by her CFI when weather could be a factor? ..

Nobody gonna acknowledge jp in the back when she was taxing 1:45

Great job, confused though, is it two zero Charlie or zero two Charlie?

ما شاء الله نتمنى لكم التوفيق والنجاح الدائم في الدنيا والآخرة الأخت الكريمة إستمتعنا معكم في رحلة جوية جميلة ،أتمنى أن تقرئي رسالتي وأنتي بخير ،good flight ✈️

If you’re a student pilot operating in controlled airspace, be sure to include the notation “student pilot” in your comms; ATC will go the extra mile to help you out, and other pilots will cut you some slack.

BEAUTIFUL, I LOVE YOU NOW😄😄😄😄😄😄

Weird she didn't hear them say the ceiling was 500. I heard it and was interested how she would handle it. She did a great job

I love her