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.

8:05 - sorry, couldn't find an option for that in your poll.

5:55 - Guess I was lucky with weather etc :D

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.

thanks!

people who are not voting, dont worry too much about the minutes, i just want to get a general idea.

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!

9.0 hours - but I did have the benefit of a gliding licence, and a good few launches!

8.0:D

Chuck

P16: It really doesn't matter, as you say - some people are luckier with weather etc. The important thing is to keep it fun.

27 hours (which equated to about 4 years). The sense of relief was palpable...

5 hrs 40 mins in G-ATTI from Elstree in 1970.

...but I had some gliding experience prior to SEP.

knobbygb
Your not my twin are you???? My answer would have been identical to yours but mine was back in '93. :)

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).

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.

6h50m

10h50

P16 - don't be in a rush mate! Life is too short...

Me: 12.5hrs

i took 18hrs before my 1st solo couldnt get the hang of
landing




it was worth the wait thou

16 Hours for me. Bit of an anticlimax really. More than made up for by the QXC though!

12:25 for me but I wouldn't put too much pressure on yourself!