Well, first solo itself and then the first time I sent one goes without saying, but many years ago, during my teaching days, I was sitting in our staffroom on a frosty November morning and was one of the first to arrive. A colleague not aware of my normal weekend activities arrived and while we waited for the first mug of tea to have the desired warming effect, a conversation started: "Are you watching that programme "Fighter Pilot"
"No, not really, but I saw the trailer - sending a first solo wasn't it?"
"Oh I watched every second of it - the responsibility of sending someone to fly an aeroplane on their own for the first time ...e.t.c. e.t.c."
"Erm... yes I suppose so - I sent two last Saturday morning!" I said as I left the room to get ready for my first (Physics) lesson of the day.
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