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Old 08-02-2007 | 09:25 AM
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ORIGINAL: Blue_Sky

Showtime, it's a solo all the way. Congratulations! Having said that it's reasonable to assume at this point in time you may need more flight time with competent instructors. It's your call. I also assume you are aware of potential injury to innocent people, kids do play in corn fields.
Blue_Sky, I understand your concern and yes I will be flying with my instructor before I try this again. Also understand that when I say I live in a remote area, I mean remote. My place is way more remote than the AMA site I fly at, which also has corn near it. Only one house is past mine on this dead end road and it is a mile up and owned by my 87 year old neighbor. The next nearest neighbor is a mile in the other direction and they don't have kids. Hitting anyone at my house would truley be like finding a needle in a hay stack. Like I said, I understand your concern but as a 35 year old father of a 2 year old, I have developed a good sense of what is ok and what is not.

The risk of hitting someone at the AMA site is much higher as houses are not that far away. Maybe that's why they make you get insurance.