First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

I've been flying for about 4 months now probably a total of 25 flights with buddy system. But last friday i decided to land. and it was a major suceess. Yesterday (monday) i went out feeling confident and i landed about 6 times including some touch and gos. It felt great. Undescribably.
How many had a sucess? How many didnt?

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

Congrats! It feels good to finally solo doesn't it? I've been flying on my own for about a year now, and I still clearly remember soloing. :D

Have fun!

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

Did your instructor cut you loose yet??

Congrats!! BTW Feels good, I remember mine. My instructor just pulled the cord and handed me the TX...walked away. A couple of days later I had solo'd for a total of 3 instructors and was signed off.

That was 5 months and thousands of dollars ago.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

ive been flying for a little over 2 years and i still drive by an open area and think--- i can land there----;)

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

The feeling is GREAT. I have dreams about it. I wake up thinking about it, and during school. NOw i see it differently. i just want to fly now, and practice more landings. I too have that same thing that when i pass by open patches i say" i can land there" or "man thats a nice place to land".lol

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

LOL... I have done HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of touch-and-go's because I was told that landings were the most important thing to learn to do well. (That makes sense because it's the only time you purposely meet the plane with the Earth).

Do as many touch-and-go's as you can and you will be able to land from anywhere right down the runway. Practice dead-sticks and downwind, (not actually IN a down-wind condition), landings. Practice inside and outside loops, hammerheads etc... Spend as much time as you can inverted. It really gets you familiar with the controls in a hurry.

Again, Congrats!!

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

you sound exactly the same way i felt when i first succeded, the only difference is im out of school and dream at work. im 52 years young, never get old;):D

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

Congrats on your success, it is a great feeling to know you can finally do it! According to my wife I still talk about flying in my sleep, and as I am presently up for a job within my company that would require us re-locating to Portland, Or. she has been looking at houses for sale in the surrounding area just in case I am the one they choose to offer the position to. I told her don't even bother to look at anything on less than 5 acres, I need room to build my runway!:D

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

Great feeling ^_^ I was lucky enough to have both (landing and soloing for the first time) on the same day. Also, that was the first time I flew! I guess I caught on pretty quick but I'm still no expert and I've only been flying for about two months in total. However, I'm not the greatest with landings yet. I recently had a pretty rough one that lead to rebuilding the landing gear mount on my Nexstar. But congrats! Its a great feeling!

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

Congrats on your first Solo, i remember mine seems only yesterday.....wait! it was......hahaha :D nah it was acouple months ago now, Now tell me how was your heart rate? i know when i did my first solo i thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest & i could'nt stop shaking through the whole time i was up their flying.

Again Congrats and many happy flights!


Happy Flying to all
Paul

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

Another sign that Spring is here... The first ATTABOY! :D

RE: First Solo: Sucess!!!
 

Hey thanks for the attachment, thats cool. Yes my heart was pounding but not as much as expected. But i feel pretty comfortble now. I hop to go out this friday