but I found the 3 hours solo-consolidation afterwards quite nerve-wracking for some reason.
I was told that those 3 or 4 hours are the most dangerous. You're not really any more experienced than you were for the first solo, yet are full of confidence and belief in your abilities, especially towards the end. My instructors watched my like hawks at that stage, with really thorough checks before each solo session.
After that it was my chance to do the whole thing on my own, from walking out to the aircraft to walking in again, without any intervention from an instructor. I checked everything three times and will probably never be as safe again.
Well done, by the way, PPPPP. I live near Manchester and the weather this morning was absolutley perfect (when the fog cleared), and I was grounded - child-minding
