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I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - hawker445 - 12.08.2010
Thats right im 16 and i soloed!
its pretyy cool, i have a video of it but i will see if i can upload it, the last 2 landings i made were very good even the controller complimented me. lol
Re: I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - caldrail - 13.08.2010
Congratulations.
I recall my own solo. My original instructor, JG, had brought me up to speed and passed me on to EF who gave me a review. Then, on the ground, he had me taxi to the threshold of runway 13, the shorter grass strip at a windswept and empty Thruxton airfield. He got out, leaned inside the cockpit, and told me to fly a circuit and taxi back to the apron. I just nodded, my head full of aviation stuff I needed to remember.
It was all a blur. With experience it all gets a bit automatic but at that point I had to think of everything. Full power, keep it straight, keep it level when the plane lifts, adjust for 70kts climb, and at 400' raise flaps. Look around for the first turn in the circuit and... That's when I realised I was alone. Funny sensation that. Too late anyway. The need to carry on flying kept me busy and I got down without fuss.
The flying school gave me a little certificate, showing a young bird flapping furiously first time out of the nest. Cute. They were actually making a real fuss of it all but as I remember it seemed very ordinary. Nobody batted an eyelid when I qualified later on.
Re: I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - Guest - 13.08.2010
Congratulations on your significant personal experience....I remember mine, Cessna 170 and they cut my shirt tail off....I have never flown a tri-gear aircraft......Enjoy and get your tail wheel/dragger certification.... :
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Re: I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - Jambo - 16.08.2010
Great! Congratulations! With only 16?
hock: Have a lot of fun and enjoy every time you're up!
Hals- und Beinbruch!
Jambo :wink:
Re: I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - FlyingBoxHead - 20.08.2010
Rly?Cause I'm 14 and I live in the United States and I have to fly with an instructor at least till i'm 18(last time I was told).
Re: I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - RadPig94 - 20.08.2010
i soloed in an F-15 and bailed, nobody said i had to land
Re: I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - KG64_Cnopicilin - 20.08.2010
And I soloed with the only flying brewster, but landed it into a swamp and now they restore it in the Museum @ Tikkakoski
Re: I Soloed! in a cessna 150 - GEORGES44 - 21.08.2010
Most sincere congratulations!
I had to wait till I was 39 to be able to experience that thrill!
That was 11 years ago (guess my age), but the memory is as vivid as my first parachute jump.
I agree with Cadrail; you concentrate on the takeoff, and just as you are airborne your brain kicks in "What the hell, I'm on my own!!" and you start worrying a lot about getting the airplane back on the runway in one piece.
Hawker445, I wish you many flight hours, and a little piece of advice from an old guy: Fly safely!