Hi guys,

Was going to pat myself on the back and thought it might make for a good thread. People could tell the story of their first flight.

Here's mine:

I just solo'd (soloed?) this past weekend. It was with my Magic (the tail wheel made it very interesting). I crashed (slightly) the first attempt as my left thumb wouldn't move to the right, so the plane went off the runway to the left. The runway is on a plateau of sorts, so I glided the plane to a not so perfect landing. A little CA and I braved the takeoff again. This time it was a success. The flight was uneventful. Just a lot of round and round with a couple of loops thrown in after my legs stopped shaking.

The landing was ok. There was a slight head wind and the Magic being very light, actually stopped in mid-air about a foot off of the ground and then lightly dropped straight down on it's landing gear. Very cool, actually, but far from planned that way.

Anyone else?