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Forum: Private Flying

26th Feb 2014, 21:59

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Average hours to first solo

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Posted By Howard Long

I read somewhere that if your divide your age by...

I read somewhere that if your divide your age by 2, that's the number of hours to ballpark for going solo.

Although I'm told the shoe size analogy is more accurate. At least I think it was shoe...

Forum: Private Flying

26th Feb 2014, 12:02

Replies: 191

Average hours to first solo

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Posted By Howard Long

MJ That rings very true of my experience...

MJ

That rings very true of my experience when I did the PPL. I rarely, if ever, felt I'd actually mastered anything before rushing on to the next stage. This was particularly true of stall...

Forum: Private Flying

23rd Feb 2014, 15:17

Replies: 191

Average hours to first solo

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Posted By Howard Long

Daverehm FWIW, I went solo at 22.5 hours...

Daverehm

FWIW, I went solo at 22.5 hours aged 48. I too was getting frustrated, not with the instructor but with myself. I found the whole thing to be far more difficult than I anticipated. I...

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