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Offline Tupac

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Solo Video
« on: October 05, 2010, 05:19:35 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjTWBrUCst0

I decided I would make a separate thread for this video, because many have already looked at it and probably won't again. Plus, that thread cannot contain the awesomeness of this video.

At around 3:50 is when I start singing - right when i'm turning final. If you want to skip to the good part, thats it.
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Offline Dichotomy

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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2010, 05:28:32 PM »
wai wai.. you're singing? 

ALFRED??? Earmuffs please :P

I'll check it out in a bit :)
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2010, 06:53:27 PM »
 :lol
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2010, 07:47:38 PM »
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Offline Golfer

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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2010, 08:33:43 PM »
Glad to see you're growing complacent at what...15 hours?

Have fun but don't forget this business can kill you.
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2010, 08:42:06 PM »
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2010, 08:57:46 PM »
the singing man, while on final. lol its the singing that makes me ROFL hahaha  :lol
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2010, 09:28:11 PM »
Quote from: Golfer on October 05, 2010, 08:33:43 PM
Glad to see you're growing complacent at what...15 hours?

Have fun but don't forget this business can kill you.

I wasn't complacent. I was 100% focused, but I just felt like singing "The Final Countdown"

I was REALLY happy
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2010, 09:42:54 PM »
Congrats on your solo :salute

Funny thing though, I could hear you singing plain as day but couldn't hear a single radio call. Is it not at least customary where you are to call downwind and final at least...or call your intention to take off?

Airmanship, it's what really keeps us all alive.

Looks like you did a nice job flying though:)

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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2010, 09:48:33 PM »
Quote from: Pork on October 05, 2010, 09:42:54 PM
Congrats on your solo :salute

Funny thing though, I could hear you singing plain as day but couldn't hear a single radio call. Is it not at least customary where you are to call downwind and final at least...or call your intention to take off?

Airmanship, it's what really keeps us all alive.

Looks like you did a nice job flying though:)

Pork

Listen closer, You cant hear me call crosswind or downwind because im full throttle, but go to about 3:40 and you can hear me call final.

I'd have to listen again to find where I call base, but I know I made all my calls.


edit: 3:20 I called base, turn your volume all the way up and you can hear it.

And as for takeoff - The entire Video is about 16 minutes long and I cut it down as much as I could. I had already passed the hold line and made my call when the video starts.
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2010, 07:53:23 AM »
okay watched the vid

you have a MUCH brighter future as a pilot than a lead vocalist :D

Congratulations  :aok
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2010, 08:03:06 AM »
Quote from: Tupac on October 05, 2010, 09:28:11 PM
I wasn't complacent. I was 100% focused, but I just felt like singing "The Final Countdown"

I was REALLY happy

it's awesome that you did this, and that you're happy about it. a big  :aok

you shouldn't have been singing though. especially not on final. there is too much going on, and too much that can suddenly go wrong, with little or no warning.
 if you were singing, you weren't totally focused on your landing, regardless of the song.

 not trying to be critical here, just trying to help ya not become an NTSB report.
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2010, 01:48:01 PM »
Quote from: Tupac on October 05, 2010, 09:28:11 PM
I wasn't complacent. I was 100% focused, but I just felt like singing "The Final Countdown"

I was REALLY happy

Look back on it in 1, 5, 10 and 20 years and see if that's what you think about what you're saying.  I'm not suggesting you shouldn't be happy but tighten it up and remember that airplanes will kill you.  As you instructor I would feel I did something wrong if you're doing stuff like that before you're flying on your own ticket much less on your first solo.  It wasn't often but the two times I did revoke solo endorsements for private students once upon a time it was for issues less than that.

Maybe that's why I never scheduled first solo's just like I wouldn't schedule a first flight of a homebuilt.
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2010, 03:09:48 PM »
Its almost something subconscious, because I didn't really know I was doing it.

My instructor saw the video and was laughing very hard, so he didn't see any problems.

Different strokes for different folks I suppose
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Re: Solo Video
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2010, 03:42:56 PM »
I'll have to agree with Golfer on this one.  I wouldn't bust somebody's chops for singing out a tune in the middle of a XC leg, but turning final on a first solo is the last place you need to be doing something like that.  You're slow, close to the ground and behind the power curve.  If any one thing goes wrong you need to be on a hair trigger to deal with the problem.  Singing out songs shows a lack of concentration.  Even though it's a trainer, the airplane is fully capable of killing you when it feels like it. 
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