I finally did my first heli solo last Friday afternoon. Very weird experience!
I had just finished a couple of dual circuits when my instructor asked me to land. After landing he started talking about how different the Robi flys with only one person in it. Then he got out . . .
Before he disconnected his headset to leave, he spoke to ATC, wished me well and left me too it
The circuit wasn't the best I've flown, but I was suprised at how relaxed I was - I was expecting to be nervous and very tense (not a good combination for hovering!) but I was so relaxed everything felt perfect - even my hovering felt easier than normal.
Needless to say I was a very excited bunny afterwards.
The lesson the next day was a very different story though - for some reason I just couldn't get anything right. But that's the way it goes - good days and bad days . . .
Solouk