Good stuff
We need more Wombats around here.
We need his wisdom, and we need more people to follow his example of encouraging and acknowledging effort.
I agree with the idea of minimising risks and stress for first solo. I still remember my own first solo, all those years ago. I remember being told to do one circuit, and that I would only have to pay for one circuit, so not to worry if I was not happy on approach- just go around and have another go.
I landed off the first approach. (In a 90 hp Piper cub, at Omaka in 1957)