First Solo

[Guest Ross_Paine]

I flew my first solo today, with a grand total of 8 hours behind me.

 

I flew the Jabiru LSA-55 by myself around a single circuit and back to the ground.

 

It was pretty cool.. :p

 

 

[Guest pelorus32]

Hi Ross,

 

It's a great feeling isn't it? You'll remember it for a long time.

 

Good luck with the rest of your training.

 

Regards

 

Mike

 

 

[slartibartfast]

Congrats Ross. This is where you really start learning.

 

Ross

 

 

[numptie]

Congratulations. First solo is scary ..... but fantastic. And I bet you just felt like getting straight back in and going again.

 

Bob

 

 

[Guest danda]

Good on ya mate its a great feeling i will never forget mine and i'm sure you will remember this moment fot the rest of your life:clap: ;)

 

Don

 

 

[Ultralights]

guaranteed you will never forget this day! congratulations!

 

 

[dreemhi]

Congrats Ross, oh what a feeling, ranks right up there with the biggies a

 

David

 

 

[Guest David C]

Well done mate ..... you have now joined the ranks of a privileged few . Here to your continuing enjoyment in the open skies ;)

 

David C

 

 

[Deskpilot]

With only 8 hours, that's hell of a lot better than I achieved. Well done mate, may you have many more. Doug

 

 

[Guest Jokerman]

Congrats Ross. I hope u received a certificate and frame it and put it on your wall. I did. ;-)

 

 

[Whack777]

Hey Ross,

 

Well done... You're making us all relive the memories of our first solos.... Mine was 32 years ago in a Cessna 150 and it seems like yesterday.... knocked the electric flaps up accidently on final without realising and went around when I had this funny sinking feeling... next approach was fine.

 

It's a magic day isn't it... as the others have said, you'll remember it forever like it was yesterday!

 

Regards

 

Wayne

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Well Done mate :big_grin: Guaranteed to never ever forget it!

 

 

[Knighty]

Great work Ross, it's a real blast aye mate. My first solo I talked to the instructor all of the way even though there was nobody beside me nor did I have a radio at the time. My aircraft was a Quicksilver MXL (6 hours instuctional flight) and it didnt want to land because the instructor at the heat of the moment (departing the aircraft on the runway after 3 greazer of a landings saying "you bloodywell dont need me anymore, you're on your own") forgot to give me a lump of lead for counter balance. I STILL GET BUTTERFLYS THINKING ABOUT IT! I had to loosen my harness on short final so I could push the stick far enough forward to decend. I enjoyed a well earned beer after that flight. I have never had the adrenalin pumping so hard since that experience some 10 years ago.

 

No harm done just PURE LEARNING ever since. My only regret is that I should have got into flying much earlier in life and made a career of it.

 

Knighty