On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:38:33 -0500, Andrew Gideon
wrote:

Jose wrote:

The hard
part is when transmitting, to know what to say before you key the
mike.

Not always. On my first or second solo XC, one airport along the way was a
class C. I contacted departure outbound, of course, and did what I thought
was my usual call-up. I must have missed something, because he asked me
for my "altitude departing".

Normally, when you are doing your solo flight during training, you
will tell ATC that you are "solo" or something like that. They wil
know you might need more help than normal.