Nav 2 Solo.

My First Navigation Solo was yesterday, 182330Z. If you’re wondering how to read that, its - “18 of the month” – 18, “2330” – Time in UTC (Universal Coordinated Timezone). That means, in Local time it was 0730 on the 19th of March 2009. :)

Preparation for Navigation :

1. Flight Plan
2. Map
3. Flight Log
4. Mass and Balance
5. METAR and TAF
6. Weather Radar
7. NOTAMs
8. AIPs

My Navigation route is as such :

Route within Langkawi – Perlis.

WMKL (Langkawi International) – KUAH – KUALA PERLIS – KUALA KEDAH.

KUALA KEDAH – SIMPANG EMPAT – KUAH – WMKL.

Circled in blue would be KG.SANGLANG – Usually the holding point in this route to allow other aircrafts to approach Alor Setar airport for runway 04.

Route within Kedah. (continue from top)

KUALA KEDAH – SALA – PENDANG – JENIANG – GUAR CEMPEDAK – SALA – KUALA KEDAH.

Legend.

• Red – Routes
• Orange/Yellow – Track
• Blue – Holding Point
• Green – Holding marks (not map green)

Pre-Flight Checks done.

Radio.
Me : Langkawi approach this is MAHA 373 on 119.4 Good Morning
ATC : Good morning MAHA 373 Langkawi Go Ahead
Me : MAHA 373 at bay 1 request taxy for Nav ex. 2 as per flight plan 1 POB 7 hours endurance in 9M-HMV, copied information eksray (X), QNH 1010
ATC : MAHA 373 taxy to holding point Charlee
Me : taxy to holding point Charlee MAHA 373

Me : MAHA 373 request Air traffic Clearance
ATC : MAHA 373 cleared for Nav ex. 2 as per flight plan 3500ft SQUAWK 5114
Me : Cleared for Nav ex. 2 as per flight plan 3500ft and SQUAWK 5114 MAHA 373

Me : MAHA 373 ready at Charlee
ATC : MAHA 373 backtrack and lineup runway 03
Me : backtrack lineup runway 03 MAHA 373

Me : MAHA 373 ready for departure
ATC : MAHA 373 cleared for take-off, right turn climb initially 2000ft
Me : right turn, cleared for take-off and climb initially 2000ft MAHA 373

Me : MAHA 373 Set course 08 800ft climbing 2000ft initially estimate KUAH 12
ATC : MAHA 373 copied and cleared to climb 3500ft and maintain visual with MAHA 15 overhead kuah 3000ft, report at KUAH.
Me : cleared to climb 3500ft and maintain visual with MAHA 15, wilco MAHA 373

That's an example of the RT (radio telephony) done by me on my solo :) there's more but i'm just too lazy to type out all! haha. so yeah, i enjoyed my first NAV solo. although it was kinda boring but its cool having to sit in the aircraft and fly around kedah by yourself. :)

Right now i just can't wait to complete my PPL flying stage. haha!


-Core