I Soloed tonight!
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I Soloed tonight!
After 8.5 hours of instruction, I soloed tonight. I completed my three takeoffs and landings fairly uneventfully. I then asked to do a touch and go followed by a full stop (which was granted by my instructor) and finally putting the plane away.
Everything went great!
I soloed in a Cessna 172.
Can you tell that I'm pumped?
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I Soloed tonight!
Wow Everyone !
He can Fly ,.....He can Fly ..
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I Soloed tonight!
Congrads - now you can see the rest of the world in a matter of hours. Whats next? Night flying? if you ever want to take a trip to Calgary or Red Deer, let us know. Sounds like an adventure!!:-)
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I Soloed tonight!
Congratulations Dan! 
That's just about the time I had when I solo'd.
After the flight, my instructor cut off my shirt tail, as was the tradition. Then I put my name and the date on it and he hung it on the wall along with all the other students shirt tails. I don't know where that tradition came from, but he was retired Air Force, so maybe it's something military pilot's did.
Keep us posted when you make your first cross-country!
That's just about the time I had when I solo'd.
After the flight, my instructor cut off my shirt tail, as was the tradition. Then I put my name and the date on it and he hung it on the wall along with all the other students shirt tails. I don't know where that tradition came from, but he was retired Air Force, so maybe it's something military pilot's did.
Keep us posted when you make your first cross-country!
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I Soloed tonight!
I will do that!
My instuctor is a very professional person. That doesn't read right reading it but he really worked well with me. He didn't some out and cut my shirt or douse me with water. A handshake and congratulations was all that was needed for me.
My instuctor is a very professional person. That doesn't read right reading it but he really worked well with me. He didn't some out and cut my shirt or douse me with water. A handshake and congratulations was all that was needed for me.
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I Soloed tonight!
First Trip??? I haven't got that far yet!
I expect a flight down to Manhattan, KS, for the first cross country with my instructor. After that it is going to be determined by the check book.
I expect a flight down to Manhattan, KS, for the first cross country with my instructor. After that it is going to be determined by the check book.
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I Soloed tonight!
Congratulations, Dan!
Just wanted to throw mine in too!
What an accomplishment.Something to be proud of.Double-thumbs up on that one!
Chuck
Just wanted to throw mine in too!
What an accomplishment.Something to be proud of.Double-thumbs up on that one!
Chuck
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New pilots in the Air Force (Army Air Force?) were referred to as 'shave tails'. It does referr to cutting the tail of the shirt. I don't know much more about it. It might have a practical origin IE with early aircraft a long shirt tail could interfere with some of the equipment used. Or it could be that enlisted men were issued long tailed shirts and officers given short tails. Anyone else?
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I Soloed tonight!
Congratulations... I still remember my solo after 5.3 hours of dual, in the days of the J-3 Cub. I eventually bacame a professional pilot.
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I Soloed tonight!
Congrats Dan!!!
There's nothing sweeter or more rewarding than the feeling of accomplishing a goal. I'd say this was a pretty lofty one (pardon the pun).
As Jen said, we're pumped with ya!!!
Ron
There's nothing sweeter or more rewarding than the feeling of accomplishing a goal. I'd say this was a pretty lofty one (pardon the pun).
As Jen said, we're pumped with ya!!!
Ron
