Scott,
Congratulations on having "slipped the surly bonds of earth".
You have just begun to learn about flying. Is there still a back on your shirt
? It was so cold the day I soloed, I passed on that particular tradition!
Although the basic flight instruction curriculum doesn't require it, do some
spins with your instructor. Once you get your license and a few hours behind
you, take an areobatic lesson or two. Also, spend more than the minimum
quality time under a hood, trusting your instruments. Better to choke with an
instructor on board, than over water under an overcast at night.
Finally, after you get your license (the trend is to stay with one instructor
all the way through to that point), take an occasional quick hop with other
instructors; to experience differnt styles.
Again, Congratulations !!
Stan
>>
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. :)
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