First solo today
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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Herts, UK
First solo today
Depending on the weather, I will hopefully be flying my first solo in a flexwing later this afternoon.
Been looking forward to this for a few months now.
No nerves as of yet, but I expect it to be different when the instructor jumps out!
Can't wait!!!!
Been looking forward to this for a few months now.
No nerves as of yet, but I expect it to be different when the instructor jumps out!
Can't wait!!!!
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Philippines
Hope it all goes well for you - it will always be a special day!
One thing I was told years ago, and as an instructor always pass on to my students these days (amongst many other things!), are the following wise words:
A pilot with 50 hours flying experience thinks he knows it all; a pilot with 500 hours knows he knows it all; and a pilot with 5,000 hours knows he will never know it all!
Safe flying
SITW
One thing I was told years ago, and as an instructor always pass on to my students these days (amongst many other things!), are the following wise words:
A pilot with 50 hours flying experience thinks he knows it all; a pilot with 500 hours knows he knows it all; and a pilot with 5,000 hours knows he will never know it all!
Safe flying
SITW
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From: down-route
SpannerInTheWorks - I'm not sure you got that anecdote correct. I thought the more flying hours the pilot had the more doubt there was about his knowledge of flying. Surely it goes from bad to worse ie. "a pilot with 50 hours flying experience knows he knows it all, a pilot with 500 hours flying experience thinks he knows it all, and a pilot with 5000 flying hours knows he will never know it all."
Anyway, hope the weather was kind to LeeG2002 and that you're in the bar buying your faithful instructor a beer - like all good students should.
Anyway, hope the weather was kind to LeeG2002 and that you're in the bar buying your faithful instructor a beer - like all good students should.
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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Herts, UK
Bloomin' weather didn't hold out for me yesterday.
Planned a lesson for this afternoon (Tuesday) as the weather was forecast better. Got to the airfield at around 16:45. Planned to start flying between 17:00 - 17:30 and would you believe it.... the wind picked up from 3kts to around 20 - 30 kts. Hung around for over an hour but still no change. Chris couldn't believe my luck! Left at 18:45 with another lesson booked for Saturday morning. Maybe that will be my day!
I was so looking forward to it. I had been mentally visualising flying the circuit including all the usual checks from startup to shutdown. Won't be long now.
Planned a lesson for this afternoon (Tuesday) as the weather was forecast better. Got to the airfield at around 16:45. Planned to start flying between 17:00 - 17:30 and would you believe it.... the wind picked up from 3kts to around 20 - 30 kts. Hung around for over an hour but still no change. Chris couldn't believe my luck! Left at 18:45 with another lesson booked for Saturday morning. Maybe that will be my day!
I was so looking forward to it. I had been mentally visualising flying the circuit including all the usual checks from startup to shutdown. Won't be long now.
