Solo

[flyboy 28]

Well, a few weeks ago, my friend Ben soloed his first time. Actually, it was right on his 16th birthday. Heh, he and his instructor were doing togo's so he asked me if I wanted to tag along, so I agreed. Never passing up a good photo op. This, of course was still when my poor camera was working.

Anyhoo, this was his last landing with someone bugging him in the right seat. Pretty good, too.


Wait, Mike (instructor's name), why are you getting out?! *panic mode* lol


*white knuckle taxi*


Climb out


Down safely


Phew!

[Craig.]

nice photos

[C]

Nice shots. Reminds me of how small the C152 is...

It's a very strange feeling when your instructor gets out for the first time...

[Hagar]

What a wonderful record & nice photos too. Well done Rimshot & congratulations to your friend Ben. 16th birthday eh? I think he would have to wait another year to do that in the UK.

[C]

What a wonderful record & nice photos too. Well done Rimshot & congratulations to your friend Ben. 16th birthday eh? I think he would have to wait another year to do that in the UK.

Under the new JAA regs I believe you can solo on your 16th Bday, but cannot hold a license til your 17th...

[flyboy 28]

Thanks all.

Yeah, it's the same here. Solo at 16, license at 17..

[Tom.]

nice to have the money to do it at 16

[beaky]

Cool! Makes me wish I had pix of my first solo. Then again, maybe not...
Congrats to Ben, and thanks for sharing. I like that 1st shot... really shows off that lumpy, bumpy, pitched  runway. Where is that? It looks sorta familiar...
BTW, as far as that being his "last landing with someone bugging him" he's still a ways from his final check ride. If his CFI is good, he will really start to work on him now... best of luck to him!

[Pegase]

All these photos are nice with high quality but the greatest is the first one

[flyboy 28]

nice to have the money to do it at 16

His parents are loaded.

Where is that? It looks sorta familiar...

Alexandria Airport (N85). Pittstown, NJ. Heard of it?

[beefhole]

Yeah, my solo's coming up within a couple of weeks, it's good to hear success stories of people my age

(and yeah, my parents are loaded, but I get cut off once summer rolls around.  Time for a job... )

[beaky]

His parents are loaded.

Jeez, if they're loaded, they could afford to put him in a 172!! But really a 152 is fine to start with.

Alexandria Airport (N85). Pittstown, NJ. Heard of it?

Heard of it, thought I landed there once, but see no record of it in my logbook. I just sort of remember thatfunky runway... maybe I decided not to land there or something.

[Jared]

lol! I'd land there!

Looks like another wonderful time!

[Eskimo]

I still remember my first solo, a couple weeks after my 16th birthday, did a few TGLs on good old 10L (at Archerfield - YBAF).  My last landing was particuarly bad so I knew the instructor wouldn't let me solo.  We puled onto the taxiway, the instructor told me to stop.

At this point I think my heart was somewhere in the throat.  The instructor asked my if i thought I was safe then just said "Alright, I'm going to get out now".

Did the best circuit and landing I've ever done.  Even better then my GFPT flight test.  Which is another good thing about Australia, we can hold a license called a General Flying Progress Test at 16.  Which lets us carry passengers in the training area.  Once we have that we start on nav training.  Already on nav 4!

[maulepilot117]

amazing what happens when all that excess weight disappears from the front seat  ;D...yah, my first solo was one of the best patterns i have ever flown