Whooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
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Whooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
I know that some of you are probaby getting tired of these types of posts .. but it would be wrong not to share the news with you!
Did my first solo today at 16:30 (after 13 hours of training) at Stapleford in G-BXVY .. funny thing is it was my best landing so far! Strange.
What an amazing feeling!!
Vabsie
PS - Loads of credit to my great instructor!
Did my first solo today at 16:30 (after 13 hours of training) at Stapleford in G-BXVY .. funny thing is it was my best landing so far! Strange.
What an amazing feeling!!
Vabsie
PS - Loads of credit to my great instructor!
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I did my fist solo on Tuesday, took me 23 hours to get there though!
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From: Just a bit lower than the point where the falling angel meets the rising ape
I know that some of you are probaby getting tired of these types of posts .. but it would be wrong not to share the news with you!
funny thing is it was my best landing so far! Strange.
Next stop QXC!
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The Fenland Flyer ... forgot to mention .. very congratulations on your solo too!!
I think there are many factors that determine how long it takes before you do your first solo ... and I was quite lucky with weather for most of my training so far.
I think there are many factors that determine how long it takes before you do your first solo ... and I was quite lucky with weather for most of my training so far.
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Well done Vabsie and my congratulations to you.
That first solo is a landmark and I doubt if any single contributor to this forum would ever hazard to suggest that anyone would be "getting tired of these type of posts".
I want to see as many posts like this as the forum server will support because it means that we have another member of the flying community joining us!
That first solo is a landmark and I doubt if any single contributor to this forum would ever hazard to suggest that anyone would be "getting tired of these type of posts".
I want to see as many posts like this as the forum server will support because it means that we have another member of the flying community joining us!
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After 20,000+ hours, I still remember that first solo! The seat looks very empty, doesn't it? I would have posted up my first solo, but there was no internet then. In fact nobody but me was interested. But you should broadcast it loud and clear!
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From: Cochin VOCI , India
I made my instructor record a video of my first solo
Here it is
YouTube - My First Solo Epic Aviation
Here it is
YouTube - My First Solo Epic Aviation
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Great video! for my first solo I was just happy to make it round the circuit and land OK, asking someone to video it would have been tempting fate i think, but then my landings have been somewhat random; one good one followed by one really awful one. Still the undercarriage is still attached to the rest of the plane, so I can't be doing too badly 
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Well done Vabsie!
I also completed my first solo on Saturday (29th August)! What a fantastic feeling! It took me 25 hours to reach this point but I was certainly in no hurry and was glad to get as much experience as possible before I did it!
I took my wife with me to video the event but she missed the whole thing whilst looking after the kids! Never mind - it will live in my memory for a long time yet...
I also completed my first solo on Saturday (29th August)! What a fantastic feeling! It took me 25 hours to reach this point but I was certainly in no hurry and was glad to get as much experience as possible before I did it!
I took my wife with me to video the event but she missed the whole thing whilst looking after the kids! Never mind - it will live in my memory for a long time yet...
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Well done Vabsie.
It will live in your memory forever, I can remember mine (back in the 70's) every bit of it, including the mixed emotions, I remember being quite nervous up to the hold for 03 at Biggin, I was then given clearance to line up for immediate take off, as soon as I opened the throttle all the nerves went. I was amazed at the rate of climb without my instructor in the RH seat! I made the best circuit and landing I could have imagined, after that my emotions turned to elation...Unforgettable.
it will live in my memory for a long time yet...
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Completed my first solo last Thursday. My first impression was of the empty space beside me. I was very conscience of doing everything exactly the way I was taught and it worked out fine - even got complimented by the FI on my landing (sez he modestly).
Did four minutes LH orbits at the end of the DW leg awaiting a FlyBe and managed to keep that at circuit height and joined base okay. A great experience that I'll never ever forget. Its my retirement fun (65 y.o) Yipee...
Did four minutes LH orbits at the end of the DW leg awaiting a FlyBe and managed to keep that at circuit height and joined base okay. A great experience that I'll never ever forget. Its my retirement fun (65 y.o) Yipee...