RV-12 1st Cross Country Solo 

It's part of a flying club and it's a factory built. We have this, 2 172s and 2 182s.

@@hankwilliams4841 that's some really good equip for a club, must be nice.

Hey John, that's a lot of questions! I'll try to answer them in order. This plane is part of a flying club and we put blue tape on the radiator in the winter or you'll never get the temps up. We just had too much tape. I pulled a row off and now it is fine. We'll remove it completely soon. I absolutely love flying the RV12 and is a big reason I joined this flying club. I've never had an issue with the dynon in bright sunlight. I also now use an iPad as well but the dynon gives you all you need. I like pairing the two as I can develop my flight routes in the iPad and then transfer them to the dynon very easily. It's also great on approach as I can add that in once I know what runway I'm using. And yes, I do fly with just two fingers now. I passed my PPL at the end of January and am concentrating more on flying the 172s in the club in preparation for my instrument rating, which I'll start soon.

@@hankwilliams4841 Thanks for your thoughtful response. Congratulations on the PPL, you've been quite busy! Morphing right into the instrument rating is probably a good thing. You will do well. Looking forward to your continued progress and more videos .

This was my first cross-country solo so I was still getting used to using the auto-pilot. When I fly now, I do "set it and forget it" more. Also, in this RV-12. if the conditions are bumpy, the auto-pilot tends to chase the bumps making it an even more uncomfortable flight. I don't remember if that was the situation here.

Umm, no I don't. Watch or don't watch. Up to you. I'm definitely a minimalist on editing time.

@@hankwilliams4841 sorry, It was just an attempt as a viewer to relate to you and the enjoyment of flying your RV. Or figure out why you were posting it.

@@larrywhiteley6374 No worries, I just don't have the time or decent software to edit them. Basically, just threw them up so others could watch if they wanted to. I suspect a lot of folks fast forward through the straight and level portions. Once I actually have my ticket and am doing more interesting flights with friends and family, I'll probably put a bit more effort into it.

@@hankwilliams4841 unedited gives those of us who don't fly a lot a chance to listen into ATC and flight follow radio calls as well as ATIS terminology.