This would have been about a year ago now, how time does fly!!!!!
My instructor didn't even warn me that solo was immemant, we just pulled up outside the school with me thinking that the lesson was over for that day, and he said ''don't bother shutting it down'', got out and said ''right, go and do one circuit on your own''. He shut the door and walked back into the office!!!!! Best way to do it in my mind, you don't have time to worry about it.
The problem was that there was a lot of inbound traffic, so I had to wait for about 5 minutes at the end of the runway. It was torture. Here are the basic thoughts that went through my head:-
Taxy out: He he this is fun I've been waiting for this.
At the hold waiting to get on the runway: Is this such a good idea?
Take of roll: What in God's name am I doing? I'm not a pilot!!!!!
Downwind: Still alive but my minds gone blank, what were the checks again?!?!?!
Base: Looking good so far, warm fuzzy feeling returning.
Final: Watch that airspeed.
Flare: Jesus that grounds coming up a bit quick.
that was a hard landing!!!
Taxy in: What a relief!!!!!
The trouble was my instructors saw my landing, congratulated me on my first solo and told me to get a quick bite to eat and take a break, then go up again and do some more circuits until I could land properly.
A great experience, even if it was a little dawnting.
