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This was kind of my situation, except from KMTP to KWST, is longer than 8nm (17nm to be exact), and not seeing that land was exactly what worried me too. I could see the water below me, but nothing else. The fact that it was open water and it was hazy, was probably the reason I thought I was...

Do you see all the traffic out there, after you did that?

I wish that was the truth.

I used to fly out of FRG also, but decided to fly out of Brookhaven and get my sport pilot license first. I might be exaggerating saying 3 miles, but I couldn't see the land across the Sound, and that caught me off guard, as I was used to seeing clear across, especially like on the previous...

Thanks for all the comments. And you're all correct. I did make a mistake, that I learned from. I wont keep pushing into weather that looks like its deteriorating. It was a stupid mistake, and I wouldn't EVER do it again.

I actually have almost 80 hours of training in, and I feel pretty proficient in the Cessna 162 and also the 172 (where I started training initially). The reason why I wanted the stratus was because during my first solo xc, the weather worsened and it got pretty hazy during my flight, and I...

Hey everyone! I currently fly the Cessna 162 Skycatcher Sport Light Aircraft. I will eventually move on to the 172's after I finish with my checkride on the 162 (just did the Solo XC today). I realized that I definitely need a stratus, but I dont know which one will be the best deal for me...