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Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Habu on March 09, 2004, 02:00:40 PM: After owning an ultralight trike for a year I decided to upgrade to a full PPL license. Today I flew my first solo flight. I have 20 hours on this type of plane and about 30 on my trike.

The plane was a Cessna 172, (I am too tall and heavy for a 150), I flew one circuit with 2 other planes in the circuit, and on final flew about 100' over a pair of really big Canada Geese. Luckily they did not panic and continued on their way.

The landing was smooth.

What a rush. I just wanted to keep flying all day and head off for a cross country trip.

BTW online flying really does make it easier to fly in real life.
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: mars01 on March 09, 2004, 02:05:54 PM: WTG Habu,

A little nerve racking as you take position and hold lol.

First solo is one of the greatest moments you'll enjoy.

Keep up the good work!
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Nilsen on March 09, 2004, 02:11:39 PM: wtg Habu..congrats :aok
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Maverick on March 09, 2004, 02:13:49 PM: Congrats on the solo.

FWIW, I have been told and seen this myself a couple of times. A bird will take evasive by diving. If you are getting close don't try to avoid it by going down, try to climb above.

Bird strikes are NOT a good thing in an airplane! :eek:
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: beet1e on March 09, 2004, 02:18:03 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Maverick
A bird will take evasive by diving. If you are getting close don't try to avoid it by going down, try to climb above.
Same thing applies to gliders.
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Maverick on March 09, 2004, 02:21:46 PM: But you're supposed to SHOOT the gliders and chutes!!! :D
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: ravells on March 09, 2004, 02:22:29 PM: Congrats Habu!

The biggest difference I found between flying AH and a real plane when I sat in the co-pilot's seat of a DeHavilland Dove on a pleasure flight was that when I turned the aircraft and then recentered the yoke and pedals, it kept on turning.

I had to turn the controls the other way to make the plane fly straight again.

Ravs
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Habu on March 09, 2004, 02:23:29 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Maverick
Congrats on the solo.

FWIW, I have been told and seen this myself a couple of times. A bird will take evasive by diving. If you are getting close don't try to avoid it by going down, try to climb above.

Bird strikes are NOT a good thing in an airplane! :eek:

Thankyou guys.

I will remember that advice Maverick. For those of you who do not know what a Canada Goose is picture a 12 lb turkey flying and you get an idea of its size. I am sure he would have destroyed the prop and gone through the windscreen if I hit one head on.

As it was they were flying the same direction as me but crossing over from left to right under my nose. As I was on mid final I had the throttle cut right back so I was not making a lot on noise. They seemed unpreturbed. I took it as a good omen that they were sharing their sky with me this morning.
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: LePaul on March 09, 2004, 02:31:32 PM: Wow, congrats!

Man...I solo'd nearly 20 years ago...dang...where'd the time go

Yea, birds are bad. One of the guys in our aero club dinged a seagull with the prop on short final. Whatta mess.
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Torque on March 09, 2004, 11:18:46 PM: No bombing Kebec now Hubba, j/k

wtg :aok
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: lasersailor184 on March 09, 2004, 11:51:02 PM: Divebombing can be quite fun. Except you aren't allowed to use real bombs anymore. Instead use Soda cans or Beer cans.

But don't drink too much of the latter because you won't have any ammo for later on in the trip when you buzz some cops.
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: SOB on March 09, 2004, 11:55:44 PM: Congrats Habu, sounds like fun!
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Bodhi on March 10, 2004, 12:08:37 AM: WTFG Habu, am glad for you. I remember my solo of many years ago! You'll never forget it!

Kudos

:aok
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: jigsaw on March 10, 2004, 03:58:30 AM: Grats Habu! :aok
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: slimm50 on March 10, 2004, 09:06:45 AM: WTG HABU! Congrats, and many, many happy landings:D
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Habu on March 10, 2004, 11:49:23 AM: Thanks again for the best wishes. Today I flew a few more circuits and now all I want to do it fly. Hard to concentrate at the office.

Flying online is the greatest training for real life lessons. The weather has been really bad and I took 6 months to get 20 hours in. The rule of thumb is that if you do not get 2 lessons a week you regress and it takes many more hours to get your license.

With the online flying I have done I never felt out of place picking up where the last lessson left off. I still have at least 30 more hours to go to get all my requirements in but now the flying is becoming more fun and less work.
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: jigsaw on March 10, 2004, 08:44:40 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Habu
but now the flying is becoming more fun and less work.

Just wait til you get to your cross country flights. Then it's really fun. Keep us posted on your progress.
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Gunthr on March 10, 2004, 09:00:29 PM: :aok Habu :)
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Bonden on March 11, 2004, 09:55:33 AM: WTG Habu :aok

When did I first solo ? - back in 1979, in an Ercoupe 415D
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Virage on March 11, 2004, 12:57:50 PM: :aok

Congrats!
Title: Flew my first Solo today
Post by: Thorns on March 12, 2004, 11:18:04 PM: Congrats! Hurry up and get your PPL so you can go back to flying your ultralight.... you will know what I'm talking about as soon as you have gained 20lbs. flying to resturants. Take aerobatics, keeps flying fun. :aok

Thorns