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.
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).
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And I soloed with the only flying brewster, but landed it into a swamp and now they restore it in the Museum @ Tikkakoski
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!
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
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