knobby,
Thankyou for that. My first solo (the first one
) was a bit of a letdown too, but for totally different reasons. It had taken me so long, and been put off so many times for bad weather, nerves, or my inexplicably forgetting how to land, that I was fed up and just wanted to get it over. Once it was over, which seemed very quick, all I wanted to do was get on and get my PPL.
But I'd forgotten something, till you reminded me. That seeing that the seat next to you is empty; you're finally on your own! Great, wasn't it?
So maybe my first solo WAS a big deal after all, but I never remembered, even immediately afterwards!!!
I never ever thought of that.