3 memorable first solos:
C152 at Lydd on a RN Flying Scholarship August 1980 - first solo
Chipmunk T10 WK608 at Roborough August 1981 - first solo in tailwheel type(previous day I had been flying WD374, I see).
Pitts S-2C July 2005 - first in own aircraft
Btw - Do you remember Stan the Man at Roborough, and the low-level flight past the front door of his home in the low flying area? Also, "REAL 800 feet.." and the smack on the back of the helmet, in the circuit?