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Old 20th May 2009 | 16:35
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1st Solo

Hello Everyone

1st Post on here

Today I recorded that very special entry into my logbook - 1st Solo

The aircraft was G-BGAA, a C152 at Stapleford

It was the most fantastic experience ive had apart from doing a loop in a harvard 2 years ago


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Old 20th May 2009 | 16:48
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Congratulations - it truly is one of the days in your life you will never forget.
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Old 20th May 2009 | 17:12
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Congratulations!
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Old 20th May 2009 | 17:33
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Well done, a landmark in your flying life.
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Old 20th May 2009 | 17:39
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you da man Thomas
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Old 20th May 2009 | 17:54
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Great feeling, innit?

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Old 20th May 2009 | 18:02
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Thomas:

I went solo in 1957 and I am still flying. You will never forget your first solo and I congratulate you.

If you can keep the enthusiasm that you have today, I am sure that you will have just as much fun as I have had (so far).

Well done!
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Old 20th May 2009 | 18:31
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Congrats!!

Alot of fun starts now too!

Happy Landings
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Old 20th May 2009 | 20:21
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Well done
You'll be amazed how quickly you get through everything else now!
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Old 20th May 2009 | 20:23
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Well done! Please do your best to get out of the awful spam-cam as soon as you can, and start flying a proper aircraft!
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Old 20th May 2009 | 22:36
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Congratulations Iceman36

I'm hoping to go solo tomorrow or Fri (Booked in for 2hrs on Thur/Fri/Sat/Sun) so I'll hopefully be getting that same feeling.
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Old 20th May 2009 | 23:44
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Hi Thomas,

Well done on the 1st solo. I too did my first solo in G-BGAA from stapleford and am still training there!

Good luck with the rest of the PPL and see you around!

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Old 22nd May 2009 | 19:14
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First solo!

Well done old bean, the only way is UP
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Old 22nd May 2009 | 20:51
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1st solo

well done iceman great work keep plugging away at the flight hours
im doing circuits at the moment loving it did my first take off and landing earlier this week! that was a great feeling
will hopefully be doing my solo
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Old 23rd May 2009 | 10:55
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I'm hoping to go solo tomorrow or Fri (Booked in for 2hrs on Thur/Fri/Sat/Sun) so I'll hopefully be getting that same feeling.
Well now I know what that feeling is like ... amazing!!!
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Old 23rd May 2009 | 11:01
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Well Done AlphaMale

it really is a fantastic and liberating experience

I cant wait for my next solo flight but im really enjoying the planning and execution of the navigation exercises - Ive done 2 so far the first was Stapleford to Stapleford via Maylandsea and the second one was Stapleford to Stapleford via Maldon and Southend


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Old 23rd May 2009 | 11:09
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i dont want to create another thread so i just might write it here.

Did my 1st solo last wednesday in Malaysia.
Aircraft registration 9M-IAB Cirrus SR 20 G3...
after 21.5 hrs of dual training....and not forgetting 13 circuits sortie...

great feeling!
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Old 23rd May 2009 | 21:44
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Did another 50 minutes of solo today to add to my 15 minutes of solo I did yesterday, the feeling is amazing! I can't wait until I get into the air again ... ohh well I guess 15:00 isn't that long to wait for 1.5 hrs of solo flying

Glad you're flying is going well too, I'll be looking to master my CRP5 over the next week or two so I can keep progressing as I have been.

Good luck with the rest of your flying Iceman.
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Old 24th May 2009 | 14:49
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1st Solo

Congratulations, I completed my first solo at shropshire aero club (EGCV) 2 months ago. At 16 years old. It sure is a memorable event. You can watch my first solo landing on youtube. YouTube - Landing at Sleap Enjoy.
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Old 13th December 2009 | 22:55
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Congratulaions!

I did my first solo a year ago at shoreham at 16 one of the most memorable moments of my life so far! WELL DONE!
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