Ok- For required LBC content- I drove my Herald to the local British car club meeting 
on Tuesday, and had a wonderful ride in the sub freezing air, despite my lack of a 
convertible hood at this point. I dressed warmly, had the heater on full tilt, and 
enjoyed the beautiful clear sky. The jazz on the CD was perfect. A fun time was had by 
me.

Now- On to the non-LBC part of the e-mail, and a blatant waste of bandwidth for those 
not interested.(Delete here, if not interested)

This morning, Friday, 13 December, my attempts at flying an airplane were so hideous, 
that my instructor got out of the Cessna 172(on the ground, of course!) and told me to 
fly by myself! IN OTHER WORDS- After 40 some hours of instruction, I have finally come 
to terms with landings, and this morning SOLOED! Yes! I flew as "Pilot In Command" for 
the first time. Well, as "In Command" as a student can be- no passengers, cargo or 
livestock(Ever try to fit "livestock " in a 172? Maybe lemmings, or a mink or two...) 
no choice of destination(right- go off that end or the runway, turn about the pattern, 
come back on that end of the runway) but I- by myself- taxied out, took off- 
climbed-flew a pretty good pattern- descended- and LANDED- not once, but three times! 
Even the fact I had to go to work afterwards failed to annoy me today. I have now, 
officially, had my first solo, and I am happy. :)

You may now resume your regular LBC discussion.

Thanks for reading!
Scott
64 Herald 1200-12/50 convertible
78 Cessna 172(belongs to the flight school)

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