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First solos
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 02:38
by auster
As you know, I am a green newcomer to the site. Has a thread about first solos ever been posted?
If it hasn’t, would it be of any interest if we did it now?
It would certainly be of interest to me.
Ralph
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 10:19
by Hot_Charlie
Cessna 152, Manston on my 18th birthday...
(I've had several others since!)
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 10:21
by Scorpius
Cessna 152 25th August 1994, at Halfpenny Green.
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 13:10
by Trev Clark
Slingsby T-21 Sedburgh at 623 Gliding School at RAF Tangmere on May 25th 1974, aged 16 and 3 months.
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 16:55
by Jon.M
Slingsby T31 Mk3. 19th April 1976.
636 Gliding School, Swansea airport.
3 solos
Never flown solo since. :crying:
Jon
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 16:56
by DispatchDragon
Cessna 150 - Biggin Hill 1974
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 19:10
by Nigel H-J
East Midlands RAF GSA Gliding Club.
10th March 1971 - K4 - RAF Swinderby.
Once I had released the cable and made a 90 deg left turn I turned my head and just had to look to make sure that the back seat was void of an instructor!!
What a wonderful but strange feeling that was, I was quite happy to do two left hand circuits but then came the third flight........I am left handed and by nature felt much more at home doing left-hand circuits, was not a happy bunny at having to do a right hand one....somehow, to me, it did not feel right.
The worst thing that happened after flying ceased was having to stand a round in the bar.......I swear that all the members had been informed of my up-coming solo in advance as that night it was packed solid! :sad:
Nigel.
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 20:02
by Chris558
The ever faithful 152, G-WACA, Wycombe Air Park (Booker) 14/06/94 - years before I had a PC and FS to help me!
G-WACA was written off not long after - NOT BY ME though, I hasten to add!!
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 22:22
by kit
Slingsby T-21 Sedburgh (notice a thread starting here...?) RAF Bicester some time in 1958 (or '59, can't remember now)
I managed 4 launches that day and never managed that many again ever.
To celebrate Andy Gough took me up in a Blanik (a really high performance glider in those days) and on landing said 'If a Blanik doesn't sound like a tin of beans when you land, you're not coming down firmly enough'.
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 22:30
by Captain Pugwash
I'll never forget my first solo, so will the officer on watch and others that came to my rescue. :redface:
completed my ten hours of steerage and was let lose for approx 20mins, never to grace the wheel again. ( the wheel was fixed to a tanker of 36,000 tons and at the time in the middle of a convoy exercise. i went in a perfect circle as i was chasing the compass. (rfa olwen)
sorry chaps never flown a real plane, did plenty of fire cover at an aerodrome near manchester but none of the pilots would take me for a flight. :sad: