Av8ta Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Went Solo today, blue sky, minimal clouds, 20kt winds. Best day ever!!! The aircraft really new their was one less person on board, the climb rate was awesome and it took a bit more to get it to come back down. I now have a stupid smile on m face and already my wife and kids a sick of hearing about it. Looking forward to more soloing and the rest of my lessons. I went solo pretty quick i think and my instructor gets all the credit for it, a good instructor goes along way. Can anyone tell me a cure for solo smile? It wont leave my face! 3 4
Ivan B Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Well done Av8ta. Keep us posted on the rest of your lessons. I had sore cheeks from smiling after my first solo.
joeyo68 Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Congratulations Av8ta. It is something you will remember for the rest of your life. One of those great experiences we have. Cheers, Joe 2
Av8ta Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 Thanks fellas, looking really forward to my next flight. Need to get myself a Gopro camera to record my efforts. To many hours to go before I get my full ticket, I wanna fly to Mallacoota and go fishing.
Guest Howard Hughes Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Can anyone tell me a cure for solo smile? There is no cure, you stay like that forever and end up looking like 'the joker'. Congratulations!
Jabiru7252 Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 First solo in 20kt winds!!! (do you mean kph?). Anyway, congratulations.
Av8ta Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 18 - 20 knots not kph , i didnt think I would be able to go solo so I was surprised when my instructor told me he was hopping out. It was pretty windy and a bit bumpy and slightly crosswind but it still was awesome.
Av8ta Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 Sorry, you were right! I checked the weather bureau and according to it the wind in klm was 24 with gusts to 32. It felt fairly windy the Tecnam I was in bumped around a bit. I was surprised my instructor sent me solo in those conditions I was sought of hoping to go solo but thought the wind and my hours might put a stop to it but he was confident and so was I, so I went for it. Wish I could of stayed up there but I'll be back up soon enough. Still grinning!!!
Guernsey Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 My instructor said that I always flew better when he wasn't in the aircraft, perhaps he felt the same about you. Well done and congratulations Smiley. . Alan.
ayavner Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 Wow great stuff! don't worry, the family may get sick of hearing it, but we never do!! congrats!! 1
facthunter Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 Well the plane certainly performs better when the instructor gets out of it. ( when it's a light plane he/she is a fair % of the weight) . Nev
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 Well done Aviator...enjoy the grin................Cheers Maj...
facthunter Posted July 4, 2013 Posted July 4, 2013 You might be mistaken for the Village idiot, but it's worth it. Nev
eightyknots Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 I understand the average instructor negatively impacts the plane's performance about 400 ft/min. Congratulations, Av8ta!!
Mark11 Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 Well done.... I'm still waiting for my second go!!! 20knots is too much in a trike - especially westerlies at YWOL I might need to start 3 axis ASAP
ayavner Posted July 9, 2013 Posted July 9, 2013 Hah, its a handful in a Jab, can't imagine a trike! Are you able to get up at 8am, its a bit smoother then.
Mark11 Posted July 9, 2013 Posted July 9, 2013 Hah, its a handful in a Jab, can't imagine a trike! Are you able to get up at 8am, its a bit smoother then. I get there at 6:30am and ready to fly by 7:15 ... But when you have to put up the wing and take it down again, it's only worthwhile if the weather is right! Basically the planets need to align - booked lesson, weekend and perfect weather
Av8ta Posted July 13, 2013 Author Posted July 13, 2013 Went up again for a heap of solo circuits on Wednesday night. Weather was perfect and the wind was about 1 - 2knts. Heaps of fun only about 5 or 6 other aircraft up with me. Flew till it was getting on dusk. Im going alright except I seem to come in slightly cockeyed on landing, like theres a slight cross wind, when there's not one. Last landing was the best, I think I have my wings not quite level and I'm using my rudder to compensate for the drift instead of straightening my wings. Got it right on my last as I said, so I'll keep that up. Area solo here I come.
ayavner Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 THAT is when you suddenly remember why you got into this in the first place... when I first took off into the YWOL training area, it was almost spiritual overlooking all that beauty and soaring around without the workload of the circuit! Now i can't wait to start navs so I can see even more, though I know the workload is high there as well... a bit more spread out I think. Great stuff av8ta, flight test can't be far away ay?
Av8ta Posted July 13, 2013 Author Posted July 13, 2013 Flight test is a while off yet, ive just gone solo, and I went solo pretty early which just means I have a while to go before I can get my ticket. Thats okay, I have a great instructor and I enjoy the lessons.
Lior Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Congrats on your experience. 20 kts would be fine for a first solo if there were no gusts or cross winds. I'll remember my first solo for time eternal: there was hardly any wind blowing down the runway. The runway of the strip was only 200 metres long so I had to go around twice before my first landing and subsequent dowsing by instructor and ground crew. The aircraft was a Jet Fox 97, a docile but sexy Italian plane that looks like the Thruster's long lost beautiful sister.
pudestcon Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 that looks like the Thruster's long lost beautiful sister. Photo? Pud
Lior Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Photo?Pud This was the specimen I learned to fly in: Hebrew nose art reads: Omni Horizon Flying School
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