Omegous From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 293 posts, RR: 2 Posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1273 times:
Well, I finally managed to make my first 3 solo takeoffs and landings today without incident!!!
I fly a 1997 Cessna 172 Skyhawk out of Boulder City, Nevada (61B).
I was nervous beyond nervous, but I did everything I was supposed to and nothing went wrong! My last flare was a little long (the wind shifted while I was on final and I had a tailwind instead of a headwind, so I wasn't sinking much at first).
I soloed at about 15 hours. Compared to some that's waaaaay late, but I didn't want to until I was ready!
This week is turning out great!! I got a new job, got photos uploaded to Airliners.net and I soloed!!!
Here is a link to the photos my dad took of me soloing (they aren't very good, as I had to leave the camera at the auto settings so he could use it but you get the idea).
And here are the photos I got uploaded to airliners.net: (yes this is a sidetrack, but it's such a great day!!)
Corbin From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 135 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1250 times:
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Well done!
In life you are either a passenger or a pilot. The choice is yours!
N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7988 posts, RR: 27 Reply 2, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1239 times:
Congrats! You're a real pilot now! I'll be right there with ya in about a month.
Scan340 From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 70 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1218 times:
Good Job dude, certainly an event in your life you will never forget, i know ill never forget mine....
Goboeing From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 2630 posts, RR: 12 Reply 7, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1201 times:
Congratulations!
I did mine just last week!
I also fly a 1997 Cessna Skyhawk, and I'm a flight student at Daniel Webster College.
Shaun3000 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 445 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 1193 times:
Congrats! (And cuz of the short message limit)
I did my first solo in a 172, made sometime after '96.... lol
Jhooper From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 6195 posts, RR: 13 Reply 10, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1159 times:
Congratulations! Don't worry, 15 hours isn't bad at all. No matter how good a student is, I don't feel comfortable soloing them before about 15 hours. It's cool that you got to solo a [relatively] new plane too!
Last year 1,944 New Yorkers saw something and said something.
Flydeltasjets From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 210 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1142 times:
Congrats! It's a great feeling, one that you will never forget.
Bravo45 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2165 posts, RR: 12 Reply 12, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1112 times:
Heartiest congrats! Certainly I haven't met any pilot that have forgot his first solo.
Certainly you will fly in your life. And even if you fly hundereds of thousands of fights, ther will ALWAYS be only ONE solo what so ever. I plan to really celebrate my first solo. In the meantime, you really are a pilot now, something I have only dreamed of being so far (hopefully about to come to reality).
Cerainly you should be proud of your work well done.
All the best for the future,
Best regards,
Jawad Usman.
Sushka From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 4784 posts, RR: 16 Reply 13, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1103 times:
15 hours! wow that is alot earlier than when I soloed. I soloed around 25. But dont worry, we will all need those hour later.
Good job and welcome into the pilot world!!
Trickijedi From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3266 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1092 times:
Hey congrats! That's quite an accomplishment!
Nice pics too!
Its better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Fly safe!
Uvalencia From Mexico, joined Jun 2001, 55 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (10 years 7 months 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 1062 times:
Congratulations, way to go, I did mine last week in a 2000 Cessna 172, here at Wichita KS, and c'mon 15 hours is great I had 19 hrs and I was feeling very nervous. Congratulations again.
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