Solo

[mvspring]

Just thought you guys/gals might want to know. I soloed this past weekend with about 18 hours. I flew a 172. I soloed at the home airport on 10/26, soloed at another airport on 10/27, and flew away from the pattern at home on 10/27. I told my hours because I asked about hours to solo last week on this page. By the way I soloed my Phantom ultralight the weekend before last and then flew it away from the airport this past weekend. Thanks for all the great info you folks have given and will give in the future.

 

[Eagleflip]

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congrats on your solo! Another Wolfpack-educated pilot has been loosened unto the skies--be aware, Carolina pukes.

All of us had 18 hours at one time. Despite how many hours you have, the only thing that really matters is the next one.

The challenge--make sure you learn as much in the next 18 hours as you did in the first.

Best of luck!

Eagleflip

 

[bigD]

Stinkin' NC State...I still remember personally witnessing the "Block Party Weekend" a few years back in Austin.

 

[bigD]

And congrats on your Solo mvspring!

 

[Gigi]

Congratulations!! Don't you feel like a REAL pilot now? I soloed at Person County, North Carolina back when we were flying out of Chapel Hill. You'll find the best thing about practicing solo is you realize how much you don't know. Lots of little things-- "How do I burn carbon deposits off when I get a big RPM drop?" "Where's the bestplace to practice an emergency landing?" Keep a log after your flights and review everything that you didn't understand. Don't be like this one student who I saw last year. I think he flew out of RDU and never learned how to read a windsock. He went out to the wrong runway while 3 other planes were in the pattern. Before that he had been practicing landings with a 15 knot tailwind. Review all the steps and radio calls in your head before you go up. That way you can figure out what your short comings are on the ground instead of at a more critical time.