View Poll Results: After how many hours of training did you go for you first ever solo?
10-12 hours
197
33.91%
13-15 hours
107
18.42%
16-18 hours
62
10.67%
19-21 hours
47
8.09%
22+ hours
53
9.12%
Less than 10
115
19.79%
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After how many hours did you go for your first solo?
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After how many hours did you go for your first solo?
Hi,
Im not sure if this came up before. Just thought it would be interesting to know
and no, it doesnt mean ur a bad pilot if you had ur first solo after a lot of hours, or vice versa. Ive been waiting for my first solo for some time, but something always seems to creep up like, too much traffic, visibilty etc.
Thanks.
Im not sure if this came up before. Just thought it would be interesting to know
and no, it doesnt mean ur a bad pilot if you had ur first solo after a lot of hours, or vice versa. Ive been waiting for my first solo for some time, but something always seems to creep up like, too much traffic, visibilty etc.
Thanks.
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7.5 But that doesn't include the literally years of reading about aviation, pestering pilots, watching others, home study etc. that I did before ever going near a light aircraft. Being prepared and knowing exactly what to expect certainley helped - as is true all the time in this hobby, of course.
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17 hours 10 minutes - at a rate of one lesson a month (more booked, but cancelled due wx or cr@p aircraft).
Interesting that folks could be ready to solo in under 9 hours - must be born naturals!
Interesting that folks could be ready to solo in under 9 hours - must be born naturals!
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6.05, but the training was in one lump. My log book says I started on the Monday and went solo on the Wednesday. I seem to remember the delay was whilst I took the Air Law Exam (one of the prerequisits at the time).
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I think you still have to do your AirLaw exam before you can go solo...
its getting really frustrating for me. Ive had two extra lessons (2 hours) without goin solo due to congested traffic and bad weather. and now im up to 18 hours
oh well. i guess everything happens for the best.
its getting really frustrating for me. Ive had two extra lessons (2 hours) without goin solo due to congested traffic and bad weather. and now im up to 18 hours
oh well. i guess everything happens for the best.
