sternone,

Congrats on joining the Winged Fraternity. I wouldn't give the hours another thought, given the nature of the circuit at EBAW, I think I'd be taking my time. :ok::ok:

congratulations - forget about the hours. I soloed in '98 after about 43 hrs. I knew it was longer than most but I had to look it up. For the last three years I've been flying a tiger moth which is widely perceived to be a bit macho and difficult - not so much! So who knows where you'll end up. ENJOY IT!

Congrats from me as well.

Now I can tell you the answer to the question:

'If you enter a room with fifty people in it, how do you know which one is the pilot?'








Answer:

You won't need to, sooner or later he'll tell you!

It took me hours and hours to go solo.

All sorts of things can affect you - my instructor said I was ready to go solo but that I wouldn't go!! He said I was OK to go solo the next lesson, but I got myself in such a nervous state I didn't do a decent landing. It was SIX WEEKS before the weather was good enough for him to send me solo.

All sorts of things can affect you - age, the weather, regularity of lessons, circuit pattern, approach, touch and go/backtrack, grass/tarmac, length of runway, changing instructors, nerves (see above:{).

Once I'd gone solo I finished the rest of the course very quickly and found I had a knack for navigation. We're all good at different things.

Congratulations - you've done it now, start to enjoy yourself now:).

Excellent news Sternone!

Bad news is from now on you still have to pay the instructor even if he ain't in the aircraft with you!;)

Happy landings,

SB

scooter boy said:
I never did understand that. how can my instructor be instructing me if:

1. I'm out of the zone, possibly some distance away if on a solo nav ex;and/or
2. they are in another aircraft with another student; and/or
3. they are not at the school to debrief me when I get back?

:hmm: