150 Nautical Mile Cross Country

Today I flew my 150 nautical mile cross country from Georgetown (GTU) consisting of stops at Llano (AQO) and Fredricksburg (T82). It was really turbulent and hair raising at times. I really felt like I had to keep a firm grip on the yoke to keep from being blown over at 4000 feet! On the way back I flew at about 8500 feet to get above the clouds and into smoother air. At Fredricksburg the wind was blowing on RW 14 at 210 degrees 15 knots gusting to 21! It was a little nerve racking at the time but in the end it was a good experience and it was fun. All thats left to do to earn my private pilots certificate is to take my written test, prep a few hours with my instructor, and take my a check ride with an FAA inspector.