flightygirls first area solo

[flightygirl]

today i finally did my area solo. its been the last final frontier that i have had to overcome... that final hurdle.. and while i was given the ok to go and do my area solo and had done plenty of familiarisation with the training area weeks ago, i just could not bring myself to fly away from the circuit... until today.

 

after doing a couple of crosswind circuits solo i made the decision then and there that if i didnt do it now i never would. so i made my call to depart the circuit on crosswind and just kept on going! i climbed to 3000 feet and once in the training area decided i may as well make the most of it and did some stalls and steep turns. after what felt like ages (but turned out to be about 20 minutes) i began my descent and return to the airport... not hard to find.. keep the ocean on my right.

 

made my calls and joined the circuit on downwind without drama. joining the circuit has been the big fear for me... trying to keep up with where everyone else is and who's doing what... then negotiating my way in amongst all that. turned out i was the only one anywhere and so joined the circuit without having to deal with all of that.

 

so now its just sit the BAK... and do the flying test... almost there!

 

today was the first day i really felt like a pilot.

 

Rach

 

 

[gwillimm]

Good on ya flygirl it just gets better.

 

Yours in flying Mick

 

 

[Bryon]

See, it wasnt as hard as you thought it would be.

 

Lots more fun to come

 

Congratulations

 

Bryon

 

 

[kth_logan]

Congratulations.

 

Well done Flighty girl...It is daunting but will giv you alot of confidence. You will be finished your training and then off on your own.

 

Such a good feeling..Well done..

 

:thumb_up:

 

 

[Tomo]

Great to hear Rach, good on you. :thumb_up:

 

 

[sfGnome]

today i finally did my area solo. its been the last final frontier that i have had to overcome... that final hurdle..

Good on you Rach. On my first one, I just wanted to go sightseeing and I had to keep reminding myself that I was supposed to be training.

Anyway, will I get in trouble if I suggest that this is the first of many last final frontiers?? :hittinghead:

 

 

[motzartmerv]

Way to go Rach. Exellent news. Keep up the good work.

 

ps. I will track down that missing scotch, its my new mission in life.

 

 

[motzartmerv]

oh...and then i will drink it...

 

haha

 

 

[flightygirl]

Way to go Rach. Exellent news. Keep up the good work. ps. I will track down that missing scotch, its my new mission in life.

thanks motz!

 

going to do more solo circuits and area work over this weekend.

 

cant believe there was a time i thought i would never get the hang of flying. its a doddle!

 

as for the missing scotch... i dont care...thats stuffs yuck. (Rob says its a bottle of Grants and if you find it its yours).

 

Rach

 

 

[deadstick]

Nice work Rach, if I find the scotch can I keep it? lol, wont last long between me and Motz!!!

 

 

[pilotdave69]

Well done Rach you finally did it... Congrats, guess you wont have to worry so much anymore. One day will have to make a flight to Bathurst and me to your airport.

 

Dave

 

 

[Guest milton56]

congrats and well done.

 

 

[flightygirl]

Well done Rach you finally did it... Congrats, guess you wont have to worry so much anymore. One day will have to make a flight to Bathurst and me to your airport. Dave

have now done a few hours area solo... almost up to 10 hours total solo... so the next big thing is nav training. So will put bathurst on the nav list!!!

 

flew to moruya today. did all the navigation for the trip and got us there only 3 minutes behind schedule. not bad for a first go. flew in company with guys from Jaspers Brush on the way back. saw some whales! gotta love flying!

 

Rach

 

 

[deadstick]

Nor did I Cameron, did you? nice little strip ya got there too by the way!

 

 

[flightygirl]

didnt see the sharks eating the whales did ya??

nope and glad i didnt either! was nice to meet you today Cam. next time i will take you up for a fly in the savvy (the real plane). should have my licence by then and pax endorsement.

 

Rach

 

 

[flightygirl]

or i could do a few hours in the savvy @ moruya and take you for a fly in your savvy... hahah

hmmmm.....

 

 

[deadstick]

so everyone who flew in from jaspers is on the forums??? i didnt see any sharks either, then again i didnt fly... so you & bill came in 7013? when ya's walked into the clubhouse i was trying to figure out if i recognized ya's or not lol...

Yeah, nice clubhouse mate , on par if not better than the others I have been to!

 

 

[Ultralights]

(we have a yellow savvy here)

yeah, but its the new Long "ugly" nose version...