I soloed earlier today. It was my second flight ever. Well I had to solo because I taught myself. I tried a trainer initially but that ended up being a really bad experience. So as much as I have read not to teach yourself I went ahead and taught myself. I had input from friends in other states that fly but I did it. I had a smooth takeoff, smooth flight with tricks in there just to see if I could do it, and a mildly rough landing. Nothing broken so overall successful. I did log numerous hours on a sim before I even attempted flight.