i know i dont know many on here but right now i feel i have to tell the whole world that i have flown a plane sans instructor and got it back on the ground…. and better still i didnt break it!!!!
now thats a bank holiday i wont forget!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀
By: Tony Norman - 3rd May 2005 at 12:19
isnt it just….. now, more exams, nav…. and all the other bits i haventmentioned…. forced landing etc…. wow.. so much more to do….. but thats one hurdle i have got over and what a feeling!
By: BlueRobin - 3rd May 2005 at 12:10
Great isn’t it when you vault one of those brick walls that stand in your way en-route to the vital bit of paper? The next is solo consolidation 🙂
By: Tony Norman - 3rd May 2005 at 11:07
Janie – it was a PA28 G-BTGY from Stapleford
Damian – i was doing the same! once i was settled downwind i made my radio call them just sat there thinking ‘o my god im actually flying this thing!’ inbetween shouting ‘solo baby!’ – i almost forgot my pre-landing checks!! what a feeling….
thanx for all the replies – reading them has got me buzzing again! gotta get a photo on my next solo as i didnt have my camera with me! i idnt think it was going to happen because of the weather.
By: Steph - 3rd May 2005 at 09:18
Felicitations Tony! For me it was 5 years ago, nearly to the day, and I did find myself telling that story again this week-end to a friend of mine, as I’m sure you’ll do too many many times… 😉
By: oag - 3rd May 2005 at 06:03
You didn’t do so badly petal,
Tell you a great story later. . .
From Popham today . . .
…..do continue Melvyn!!!!!
what a cracking day…well done to all concerned
rgds
Colin
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 3rd May 2005 at 00:07
You didn’t do so badly petal,
Tell you a great story later. . .
From Popham today . . .
By: Chipmunk Carol - 2nd May 2005 at 22:49
… it’ll cost you less than the other one!
The “other” first being one’s first Bitchfest with Hiscock behind the bike sheds at Popham. Always an emotional event.
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 2nd May 2005 at 20:55
Congratulations Tony,
It is the second-best ‘first’ you will have!
And in the end it’ll cost you less than the other one!
well done,
Melv
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd May 2005 at 20:41
Tony, many congratulations mate!! I’m delighted for you. 🙂
By: Moggy C - 2nd May 2005 at 18:14
Brilliant!
But where’s the post flight ‘huge grin’ picture?
Moggy
By: Flying chick - 2nd May 2005 at 17:20
Congratulations!
By: DME - 2nd May 2005 at 14:59
Excellent new, well done.
dme
By: Chipmunk Carol - 2nd May 2005 at 13:07
Bravo Tony!
What aeroplane did you fly and which flying school were you at?
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