Erik Hofman writes: > And, did you enjoy it?
Yes, very much. After I was cleared for takeoff, I backtracked to the end of 04, turned the plane around, lined up with the centreline, then stopped the plane completely. I took a breath for two seconds, then pushed in the throttle and the rest was automatic. I very much liked being in the plane by myself, and felt much less anxiety than I do when the instructor is with me. I've heard that people are often surprised by how fast the plane climbs on their first solo without the extra body on board. I didn't notice that (the C172 is pretty heavy anyway), but I did end up in an extraordinarily long flare, even with full flaps and 65kt over the fence -- thank god for 3,000ft runways. > Congratulations! Thanks (and thanks to everyone else for their kind wishes as well). All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
