[mcculley]

I have flown enough as a passenger with a single pilot to know some of those things. While I have held the wheel a bit, I have no formal training and no experience taking off or landing. If I were in the same situation, I would tell ATC, "I have no idea what I am doing" to err on the more useful end of expectations for assistance.

[ddingus]

Bingo. As would I. And with no real flight experience, I believe it is accurate to say.

Having seen some stuff is a far cry from knowing things.