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Old 06-01-2003, 12:32 AM
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strato911
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Default how long till solo after landing?

When I started, there were no simulators or trainer cords, so I learned with the "old-fashioned" method of passing the Tx to the instructor when you're in trouble.

My instructor felt I needed one more flight before trying for solo. I hadn't landed yet, that was the last lesson, but I had practised low passes 20 feet up to simulate landings. I lived on a farm in a rural area, so I cut my own runway, and with shaking knees soloed alone at 7 AM (so no-one would see it if I crashed). I've never looked back.