Matt Fienberg writes: > Please excuse the off-topic post... But I'm too proud to hold back. > Completed my first solo flight as PIC tonight at 13.9 hours.
Congratulations! > First landing was pretty uneventful, aside from the pilot giving a > "wahoo!" that could probably be heard from miles away. Upwind wheel > first, then downwind, then nose. Pretty smooth. Probably my best > landing yet. (Who needs that extra baggage in the right seat?) Did tower know that it was your first solo? Around here, the schools always quietly phone tower in advance, and tower ensures that you get an easy circuit and congratulates you afterwards over the frequency just before handing you off to ground (so that all the big airliners get to hear as well). From what I've heard, that's common at many towered airports. > My instructor was just glowing when I got back. I think he was > more excited than I was. He made some comment about seeing his kid > taking his first steps. I now call him "Dad." He was very > impressed with my progress, and we both attribute much of it to > FlightGear. It's certainly paying off. He's now thinking about > getting FlightGear in the office, partly to play with, and partly > to teach/demonstrate. Great stuff. > PIC 0.6..... Hmmm... not so impressive....yet. ;) That number will increase rapidly. Did you go through any post-solo rituals? In the U.S., I know, the instructor often cuts off your shirt-tail after the first solo. At the Ottawa Flying Club, they throw a large garbage pail full of ice water on you, even in the winter (I got two, just for good measure). All the best, and congrats again, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
