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Old 08-07-2005, 01:35 PM
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Default FIRST SOLO FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got back from flying my nexstar solo!!!!!!..I flew four flights total!!!!!!!!! the guys at the field were pretty impressed since I flew for the first time last sunday....the nexstar is such a great plane to learn on. it lands very easy and its a very docile plane....I am truely addicted now!!!!!.....
Old 08-07-2005, 01:59 PM
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Default RE: FIRST SOLO FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nexstar22,
Congrats on the solo flight. It's a great feeling. Heck, I bet you still have that silly smile on your face. Don't worry about it, I had the same smile on my face for about 3 months!!

A solo flight is a great accomplishment and that wins you one genuine RCU ATTABOY (Suitable for framing, wrapping fish, or lining trashcans).
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Old 08-07-2005, 02:14 PM
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thanks alot!!!!! and your right...I still have that smile on my face.......I hope to have many more successful flights in the near future....
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Default RE: FIRST SOLO FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go!

There's nothing like that rush of a first solo!

Here's wishing you many happy flights
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Default RE: FIRST SOLO FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know about you guys but my first flight of the day feels like a solo. Shakey knees and all!! Only been flying glow for about a year and still get excited just flying the pattern and really get worked up when I perform a new move.

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Joel
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Congratulations! A solo is a very exciting event. You get to show people all the things you have learned. Proving you can do Figure 8 basic flight, Box pattern, touch and go's, take-offs and landings, dead sticks, all from multiple directions of the field. Now you are a trusted member of the RC pilot community. You did all this in 1 week! WTG!!!
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thanks guys....yeah its only been a week...I still have alot to learn. my figure eights look like poop. but I'll fix that sooner or later..as long as I can take off and land, Im happy...hahahaha...
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i also did my first solo today, it was on an avistar, it was on my fifth tank of gas, i learned the racetrack and figure 8 the first flight, take offs the 2nd flight, loops and aileron rolls the third, learned to land the 4th , and soloed the 5th, it is a very good feeling to be able to go out when ever i want and go fly my avistar (i live in the country and have a huge field) so im pretty happy. good luck nexstar
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Default RE: FIRST SOLO FLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nexstar22,
Congradulations on your SOLO! However, don't get bummed out over your first CRASH. It will happen sooner or later. My first solo was all by myself after learning on the Crach & Burn method, (crash plane, burn what can't be repaired)! Today we have Buddy Boxes and Flight Simulators. They are great. Good luck in al your future flights.

"Keep 'Em Flying!"
Flak

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