Anyone else get worse before they got better?

[DarkSarcasm]

I didn't quite go to the lengths of some who used to "fly" circuits in their backyard making all the radio calls out loud.

I made sure I was home alone when I did it :big_grin:

 

 

[c722352]

I think we all have been there, It will all come together, like a light bulb going on, and you will look back and think by the Gods it was worth it.

 

 

[JollyWalter]

Hey, guess what?

 

You really do get better with practise!

 

Had my first solo circuit this morning (actually a circuit and a half, but that's another story).

 

Can't keep the smile off my face.

 

Cheers

 

Mick

 

 

[Neil_S]

Hey Mick,

 

Congratulations! The smile will hang around for a long time!

 

All the best with the rest of your training.

 

Cheers

 

Neil

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

Well done!!! :thumb_up:

 

 

[sfGnome]

Is it just me, or are Darky's Avatars getting scarier and scarier...

 

p.s. Good on you Mick. We told you you'd be ok! :thumb_up:

 

 

[DarkSarcasm]

Is it just me, or are Darky's Avatars getting scarier and scarier...

 

 

[tiketyboo]

four stages of competency, i use this all the time and it amazes me the number of people who do not get it, some times i just give up and go on but for sure if more understood those four rules many things besides flying would be vastly improved, maybe even posts here, smile.

 

 

[Tomo]

Congratulations mate, a big achievement you'll never forget. :thumb_up::thumb_up:

 

 

[dazza 38]

Well Done Mick

 

 

[Les]

Congratulations.Your first solo will be something you will never forget!

 

 

[sseeker]

Hey, guess what?You really do get better with practise!

 

Had my first solo circuit this morning (actually a circuit and a half, but that's another story).

 

Can't keep the smile off my face.

 

Cheers

 

Mick

Congratulations! I'd like to know the story of the other 'half' a circuit

 

-Andrew

 

 

[JollyWalter]

Congratulations! I'd like to know the story of the other 'half' a circuit -Andrew

After my instructor threw me the keys and said "take her around the block" I went up and did a fairly reasonable circuit.

 

I was lined up on Final and preparing for my best landing ever ;) when the Tower told me to go around. I thought I had done something wrong, so put the power on and prepared for another circuit. Got an instruction for an early crosswind and join mid-downwind, then set up another Final. Put it down quite tidily.

 

On the ground my instructor assured me I had done nothing wrong, and it was some other traffic that resulted in the go-around instruction (although I didn't really get a full explanation). It seems he wasn't too impressed with the Tower given that it was my first solo. But I had no problem coping with it, all ended well and I got a lap and a half for my first time up alone.

 

Cheers

 

Mick

 

 

[sseeker]

Well done, glad you did it all with such professionalism :big_grin:

 

-Andrew

 

 

[Sloper]

l have just had a couple of bad days, reread this thread and feel much better.

 

Thanks.

 

regards Bruce

 

 

[Guest stevo]

stevo

 

Hi mate ! All my other mates with many more hrs than me have assured me that i will eventually click ! with what I'm doing . Well they were sort of right from time to time. Mate, the way i see it is that the longer i practice it the better i will eventually get.Each time i go for a lesson i must remind myself that I'm doing this because i always wanted to fly ! It's not that easy to learn to fly, but there is a heap of people doing it so why can't we be one of them eventually, if you know what i mean ! Cheers mate.

 

 

[shags_j]

Have a read of my latest blog post. Seems I'm still having troubles :(