Thank you all for your comments and advice. Just to give you a little more background to my initial posting,I have been in the circuit now for ages and on the last but one lesson my instuctor had indicated that I was about ready for first solo. My lesson yesterday seemed just right I had an expectation that this was it!! There was no wind and I was enjoying flying the circuit for once, speeds, height, turns, RT and landings where some of the best I have done! It was a beautiful evening. My instuctor did not say much, but he was glancing across to check on airspeeds/height for the various legs (all within spec!) as we reached base leg on the 5th circuit my instructor asked if I had passed my air law, got my medical, practised Engine failure after takeoff. I replied eagerly "yes" to all three! although my EFAT was over two months ago. So Finals- all ok to the threshold but on the flare I rounded out too much and started to climb, I think my airspeed was a little high- it all went sadly wrong and for the first time in ages required instuctor intervention to get us down.
When we parked up my instuctor said if it wasn't for that last landing he would have sent me on my first solo. If I had messed it up like that on my solo I would have performed a go around. Next lesson will revise EFAT and hopefully solo then. I apologise if I am being a bore over this, I don't know why I am so obsessional about going solo but it would be a great benchmark. I will make a brief posting when I get there! Next lesson Friday!
Last edited by Thumpango; 26th June 2002 at 15:04.