mountainman 0 #1 May 20, 2004 Well, I finally did it. I had my first solo today flying. It was AWESOME!!! I don't think it's really set in yet. I have another lesson tomorrow too. Pics here: http://www.brandonandlaura.com/flying/ Here is the "flight log" from my website: --- Wednesday, May 19, 2004 MY FIRST SOLO - Today was my first solo. WOW!!! It was such a great feeling to be up there in the plane with no one sitting next to you. It is just a wonderful feeling of resonsibility and freedom when the plane lifts off the runway and you know at that moment that the outcome rests solely in your hands. After doing my first solo today, it just makes me want to work harder to finish my private pilot certificate and continue on with training. I am very lucky to have a patient and encouraging CFI in my training. He's been nothing but helpful throughout the past 4.5 weeks. Thanks, Jim! Today started off as a cold, cloudy, wet morning that made me stay in bed until 45 minutes until I had to be at work. What a great start. As the day wore on, the air warmed up and the clouds moved skyward until we had a ceiling about 2000AGL. It seems that someone felt I should fly today. I preflighted the 152 and we both got in. Apparently, Jim grabbed my logbook, because later on, it happened to be in the back. I didn't put it there. Very, very sneaky. We taxied over to runway 9 and took off. We stayed in the pattern for a couple of touch-and-go's. After about 30 minutes, we were abeam the runway numbers on downwind when Jim pulled power and had me bring us in. It went very well. We made it with plenty of altitude, put out full flaps and had a smooth landing. Once we were down, Jim told me to pull off the runway. We pulled off and he asked if I was ready to do a little solo flight. HECK YA!!! So, I dropped him off on the taxiway after he signed my medical to solo. I was off. I headed down the taxiway and tookoff from runway 9. I did three touch-and-go's and then a landing. The first landing was a squeaker. The other three were pretty good. The plane is still useable. I taxied up to the ramp, parked and did the shut down. After the flight, we went inside and filled out my logbook. While I was writing in my section of it for solo, Jim cut my shirt. I wrote the info on it and he pinned it up on the wall in the building. Laura came over with the camera and took some photos for the website. What a great day! http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skipro101 0 #2 May 20, 2004 Thats kick ass man. I remember my first solo last fall....really neat feeling! congrats and good luck with the rest of your training... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #3 May 20, 2004 Congrats dude ... wait until your first solo x-country flight. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shawndiver 0 #4 May 20, 2004 Congrats Mountainman! Awesome feeling, is'nt it! It just keeps getting better. Much beer owed! Shawn_________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Laurel 0 #5 May 20, 2004 Congratulations. Soon you will be flying jumpers! Just remember - don't jump when you are flying. ..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Beerlight 0 #6 May 20, 2004 Congrats on your solo! And how funny you'd post tonight. One of my co-workers is making a tandem for her upcoming birthday and just this afternoon we were watching skydivingmovies.com of different tandems and came across you and your wifes tandem vid! Very nicely put together. Listening to your wife scream on exit was classic but it didn't deter my coworker.!!! cheers, Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #7 May 20, 2004 Thanks all for the congrats! Glad you got to watch that video. I must say that I did not make it. I only transfered it. It was done by Mike Ashley at SGC in Ohio. He did a great job. I have watched it MANY times.http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheAnvil 0 #8 May 20, 2004 CONGRATS dude! That's awesome! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ron 7 #9 May 20, 2004 It really does not get better than that. If there is one feeling I could experience for the rest of my life....It would be the feeling of my first solo, and the feeling on the drive home. Getting my Airborne wings pinned on comes second. First freefall is third. Congrats..."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flygirl03 0 #10 May 20, 2004 Brandon, I'm approaching the 3 yr anniversary of my first solo flight. You willl NEVER forget it. Every time I read about someone else's ... My whole experience comes back to me. All I have is the memory of that EARLY June morning. No cut shirt, no pics...But I can still see and hear my instructor getting out and telling me to take care of his headset. CONGRATULATIONS!!! It only gets better now. Actually, I got a call from a friend yesterday, who flew his first solo (second actually...long story) Must have been a good day for Firsts!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyDivaChristie 0 #11 May 20, 2004 Awesome! Congratulations!!!! not jumping sux Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #12 May 20, 2004 Thanks for all the Congrats! I am still on Cloud 9 about it all. Hopefully the weather holds today for a 2nd solo. Woohoo!http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites napaguy99 0 #13 May 20, 2004 Congrats! I'm supposed to solo sometime in the next 2-3 days. Perhaps even tomorrow Where are you flying? I used to live up in Ohio in Cleveland. Then I moved to Columbus to go to OSU. Best of luck no your Cross Country! "Let the misinterpretation and attacks begin." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #14 May 20, 2004 Hey Napa... I am flying at Lima Allen County (AOH). It is a nice little airport with a 5000' runway and a well maintained grass strip as well. The folks are nice and helpful. Good luck on yours!!! http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cloudseeker2001 0 #15 May 20, 2004 That is really nice! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
CanuckInUSA 0 #3 May 20, 2004 Congrats dude ... wait until your first solo x-country flight. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawndiver 0 #4 May 20, 2004 Congrats Mountainman! Awesome feeling, is'nt it! It just keeps getting better. Much beer owed! Shawn_________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #5 May 20, 2004 Congratulations. Soon you will be flying jumpers! Just remember - don't jump when you are flying. ..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #6 May 20, 2004 Congrats on your solo! And how funny you'd post tonight. One of my co-workers is making a tandem for her upcoming birthday and just this afternoon we were watching skydivingmovies.com of different tandems and came across you and your wifes tandem vid! Very nicely put together. Listening to your wife scream on exit was classic but it didn't deter my coworker.!!! cheers, Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #7 May 20, 2004 Thanks all for the congrats! Glad you got to watch that video. I must say that I did not make it. I only transfered it. It was done by Mike Ashley at SGC in Ohio. He did a great job. I have watched it MANY times.http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #8 May 20, 2004 CONGRATS dude! That's awesome! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 7 #9 May 20, 2004 It really does not get better than that. If there is one feeling I could experience for the rest of my life....It would be the feeling of my first solo, and the feeling on the drive home. Getting my Airborne wings pinned on comes second. First freefall is third. Congrats..."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #10 May 20, 2004 Brandon, I'm approaching the 3 yr anniversary of my first solo flight. You willl NEVER forget it. Every time I read about someone else's ... My whole experience comes back to me. All I have is the memory of that EARLY June morning. No cut shirt, no pics...But I can still see and hear my instructor getting out and telling me to take care of his headset. CONGRATULATIONS!!! It only gets better now. Actually, I got a call from a friend yesterday, who flew his first solo (second actually...long story) Must have been a good day for Firsts!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDivaChristie 0 #11 May 20, 2004 Awesome! Congratulations!!!! not jumping sux Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #12 May 20, 2004 Thanks for all the Congrats! I am still on Cloud 9 about it all. Hopefully the weather holds today for a 2nd solo. Woohoo!http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
napaguy99 0 #13 May 20, 2004 Congrats! I'm supposed to solo sometime in the next 2-3 days. Perhaps even tomorrow Where are you flying? I used to live up in Ohio in Cleveland. Then I moved to Columbus to go to OSU. Best of luck no your Cross Country! "Let the misinterpretation and attacks begin." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #14 May 20, 2004 Hey Napa... I am flying at Lima Allen County (AOH). It is a nice little airport with a 5000' runway and a well maintained grass strip as well. The folks are nice and helpful. Good luck on yours!!! http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #15 May 20, 2004 That is really nice! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
