Well, the flight on thursday got canned due to excessive crosswinds but today I flew my solo check and consequently got the go ahead to do my first ever solo!
Everything went beautifully and I flew possibly the best I have ever flown, all finished off with a landing that would have made Douglas Bader proud! After a quick congratulation from the Control Tower I taxied off to CTC and that was the end of my first experience of flying on my own!
My instructor was kind enough to think of taking photo's (lots of them infact) and although no one turned up to video it I'll try and get some video of my next solo which should be soon. When I get those photo's off of Jason I'll put a few up here so watch this space if you want pictoral evidence!
In other news, both Lee and Jez went solo today so 4 of us have managed to hit that check point now. All three of the other guys have gone solo before (during previous flying back home) but it's still something of a rite of passage and cause for celebration! Also, we are having a rather large and impressive Beach themed party tomorrow at Clearways for which a tremendous amount of effort has been expended - We have everything from little palm trees through to a punch fountain and a sand volleyball court! I got a good view of the volleyball court taking shape from the air today and will try to snap a picture next time i'm up solo.
So anyway, that's my news for now - check back soon for those solo photo's.
I flew out to New Zealand on the 5th of December 2006 to begin my flying training With the rest of CP44 on the CTC cadet program... This is my blog!
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