So, yesterday was finally my first Solo cross-country flight. I had three stops before heading back to the starting airport. After taking off from my final stop, as I was turning to leave, the airplane suddenly started vibrating really hard and loud and there was a weird smell in the cockpit.

Luckily, I was still close to the airport, so I was able to contact tower and make an emergency landing. I had someone check my engine and they found that one of the cylinders was almost blown off (there was a huge crack down the middle).

Apparently, I was the only one of my flight instructor's students to have an engine failure when under him and it had to be on my first solo cross-country.



A small update:

Also, for my stories, I apologize for being slow to post stuff. I haven't had as much time to write recently. I have to work hard to get my Private Pilot's License before I leave for college on the 17th of august. Otherwise, it will cost me $17,000 of classes (flight classes are expensive, apparently). I quit my job at Arby's (thank goodness) this coming Saturday, so I should have a lot more time. I will try to get the next part up before then.