Congrats!! Great job. Hey, prop-nuts happen... In fact, they still happen. I had one come undone this weekend on my Tiger 120 with OS 1.20 AX turning a 15-10 prop. That's a lot of prop to not be backed up.. fortunately, it was just the spinner nut that came undone. The main nut was nice and tight. So, I double checked the main prop nut and then re-mounted the spinner nut.

My solo was interesting. The grass on the field was quite high, so everything I did that morning was 'recorded' as a trace in the grass. I was the only one there. My intent was to practice taxi, going away, coming toward, everything. I read somewhere that it was good to walk behind the plane as you taxi it around, so I did a lot of that.

Then, I got on the flight line and taxied around as though I was going to set up for a flight. I did that a couple times, then I thougt I would practice aborted take-off's, not wanting the plane to leave the ground. I did that three or four times.. felt great.

Yeah, you got it.. I did one more and the plane was airborne. Intentional? Oh, probably, but that's not what I told myself at the time. Anyway, there I was, up and flying, alone. NO one around but me. So, I circled a few times then said, 'self... time to try the landing'.

So, I set it up and greased in the finest landing you ever saw. Then I heard this cheering behind me. The club President had arrived, I was so intent in doing what I was doing that I never heard him drive up.

He walked up to me, patted me on the back and said, "Well, Dick, you solo'ed. No more excuses!!! Congrats!" I then took off and flew about 5 or 6 full flights that day.

That was about 6 or so years ago and I've been having a ball every since.

Enjoy the hobby, as we all do.

DS.