FFW - yes I remember you, hey I always thought first solo must be the best feeling but I cant imagine how good it is when you finally get your license and, like you said, can go flying whenever you want and be fully fledged - a truly amazing achievement I say and well done on passing, hope you have safe flying
Whirly - welcome back, nice to see you posting in here again!
The closest thing I can relate to from your post was the feeling of looking at the emtpy seat, when he opened the door, climbed out and shut it behind him this was the point that it hit me that it was all down to me!
Why can't I remember the good things?
You will always learn from the bad ones
Milt - on my first ever lesson my instructor might have said something like "a little too high" or "your a bit low" on the approach and I would think, "how the hell can you tell from such an acute angle?"
As I fly more now, I am starting to build up a picture of what the runway should look like on approach, i.e. what it's like to have the correct angle. I still might think I am on the right angle yet will be high or low etc - this will only come with years of experience I am sure. I think this is a subconscious check that we do whilst flying the approach (I am guessing there is no way to calculate the correct angle without the use of instruments (for an instrument approach)) and must therefore rely on this subconscious check?
Then "Seeya" and everybody else goes about their business and I'm left standing there thinking. I'm standing here with an aircraft.
That's gotta be another great feeling for the "lifes greatest moments logbook" eh
Hopefully I will be doing that tomorrow if the weather is ok, (only in the circuit of course).
Obs - thanks mate, hope you are doing well with your IMC, I have missed a couple of your posts which I am about to catch up on now!
Safe flying all
Lee