First solo flight
07-01-2009, 09:41 PM
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First solo flight
I have been reading on the forums on here for a couple of months but never posted because I didn't have anything to contribute but I will now. I finally got to solo my Nexstar today!! Thanks to the the help of Bonebreak he talked me into getting in this hobby and helping train me I had two sucessful solo flights. I have a great appreciation for all the people who make this hobby look easy I realized today the skill and attention it takes to fly an RC plane.
07-01-2009, 10:05 PM
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RE: First solo flight
Where you able to get a picture of ypur self after your Solo Flight. Thats one picture you will cherrish the rest of your RC days, I know I still do out of all my RC pictures.
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Here is a picture of his 1st solo!!! If you look really close in the first picture, you can see his plane. He was my first "trainee", and I am thankful I was successful in training. I think I had as much fun as he did!!
07-01-2009, 11:34 PM
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RE: First solo flight
If you plane of giveing him his Solo Certificate you might wanna get a shot of that too with you in the picture of course.
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Congratulations & welcome to an incredible hobby! Many flights and soft landings to you!
lol the second picture is scary - I don't know if it's the angle or what - but does anyone see an antenna there :P - I'm not even seeing a 2.4 small black antenna. lol
lol the second picture is scary - I don't know if it's the angle or what - but does anyone see an antenna there :P - I'm not even seeing a 2.4 small black antenna. lol
07-02-2009, 06:06 AM
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Congratulations!!! And if people only posted when they had something to contribute, my post count would be in the single digits 
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And what is that strange blue color up in the sky in your photos? I've heard of it, but I can't remember actually witnessing this phenomena.
Great job.
.And what is that strange blue color up in the sky in your photos? I've heard of it, but I can't remember actually witnessing this phenomena.
Great job.
07-02-2009, 07:22 AM
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Congratulations. Glad to see you got some photos of your solo. If you get a chance, get some video too. It'll be fun to go back and see how it all started
07-02-2009, 10:59 AM
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Congrats! If I may offer a bit of advise, keep the lids from all your jugs of fuel. I keep mine in a bucket, and it gives me a half *****ed idea of how many flight I have under my belt (with a little math and some guessing).
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RE: First solo flight
Congrats Fizz,
It was this time last year I soloed with my instructor. They are right you need to have that picture of that day. My solo was with his Goldberg Eaglet. My instructor took a pic of me and I thought yea well ok. But I check it out now and then as a reminder of as you said the skill and attention needed to fly. I would never have been able to do it without help. My instructor laughed at me last week I had the shakes when flying my winter build. He is training his 10yr son but the poor boy has let his attention wander twice and the Eaglet has needed to be rekit . Got to fly the Eaglet on Tueday night for some cross-wind landings it really built my confidence again.
Good Job.
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It was this time last year I soloed with my instructor. They are right you need to have that picture of that day. My solo was with his Goldberg Eaglet. My instructor took a pic of me and I thought yea well ok. But I check it out now and then as a reminder of as you said the skill and attention needed to fly. I would never have been able to do it without help. My instructor laughed at me last week I had the shakes when flying my winter build. He is training his 10yr son but the poor boy has let his attention wander twice and the Eaglet has needed to be rekit . Got to fly the Eaglet on Tueday night for some cross-wind landings it really built my confidence again.
Good Job.
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07-02-2009, 12:14 PM
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Congrats Fizzmaster! Now you are about to spiral down into the world that is RC flight addiction!!!!! I can't even go into a hobby shop now without browsing the planes...........Yup, I even bought another plane on the way home from work last night. I'm up to 6 now, and climbing. Welcome aboard.
I can't even go into a hobby shop now without browsing the planes...........Yup, I even bought another plane on the way home from work last night. I'm up to 6 now, and climbing. Welcome aboard.
07-02-2009, 06:59 PM
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Thanks for the congrats and the certificate. I like the idea about keeping the tops of my gas jugs thats a good idea and not hard to keep track of them. This is hands down the the coolest hobby i have ever had.
07-02-2009, 07:57 PM
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WOW! You have now joined the multitude of the forever broke. Get ready to start spending like the rest of us!!!
Congratulations!! A great accomplishment! We'll be hearing from you more often, I hope.
Just remember.. there is no such thing as a stupid question. Ask away!!!
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Congratulations!! A great accomplishment! We'll be hearing from you more often, I hope.
Just remember.. there is no such thing as a stupid question. Ask away!!!
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Congratulations & welcome to an incredible hobby! Many flights and soft landings to you!
lol the second picture is scary - I don't know if it's the angle or what - but does anyone see an antenna there :P - I'm not even seeing a 2.4 small black antenna. lol
Congratulations & welcome to an incredible hobby! Many flights and soft landings to you!
lol the second picture is scary - I don't know if it's the angle or what - but does anyone see an antenna there :P - I'm not even seeing a 2.4 small black antenna. lol
I think I see a 2.4 antenna. It is angled to the right side I think.