Hello Scott,
My heartiest congratulations. Ben there, dun that! What a wonderful
feeling.
And remember, there are old pilots and bold pilots. But there are no old
bold pilots. Enjoy the air.
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire X 2
Mitchell Wing (unflown in too many years)
Thornhill, Ontario
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On 12/13/02 at 9:38 PM Scott A. Roberts wrote:
Ok- For required LBC content- I drove my Herald to the local British car
club meeting on Tuesday, and had a wonderful ride in the sub freezing air,
despite my lack of a convertible hood at this point. I dressed warmly, had
the heater on full tilt, and enjoyed the beautiful clear sky. The jazz on
the CD was perfect. A fun time was had by me.
Now- On to the non-LBC part of the e-mail, and a blatant waste of bandwidth
for those not interested.(Delete here, if not interested)
This morning, Friday, 13 December, my attempts at flying an airplane were
so hideous, that my instructor got out of the Cessna 172(on the ground, of
course!) and told me to fly by myself! IN OTHER WORDS- After 40 some hours
of instruction, I have finally come to terms with landings, and this
morning SOLOED! Yes! I flew as "Pilot In Command" for the first time. Well,
as "In Command" as a student can be- no passengers, cargo or livestock(Ever
try to fit "livestock " in a 172? Maybe lemmings, or a mink or two...) no
choice of destination(right- go off that end or the runway, turn about the
pattern, come back on that end of the runway) but I- by myself- taxied out,
took off- climbed-flew a pretty good pattern- descended- and LANDED- not
once, but three times! Even the fact I had to go to work afterwards failed
to annoy me today. I have now, officially, had my first solo, and I am
happy. :)
You may now resume your regular LBC discussion.
Thanks for reading!
Scott
64 Herald 1200-12/50 convertible
78 Cessna 172(belongs to the flight school)
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire X 2
Thornhill, Ontario
http://www.vicwhit.com
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