After 25 flight hours since late-November, it was time to fly solo. My first solo flight was to "stay in the pattern" and do 2 touch 'n goes, then a full stop.
The feeling of being the sole pilot in the aircraft is absolutely amazing! Of all the pictures taken today, this one to the left is my favorite. My son is looking on as I fly solo.
It's tradition at this flight school to cut up the student's t-shirt after their first flight to commemorate the event. The shirts are then tacked to a dedicated wall at school. Sarah did an awesome job on mine!
Although we had about 8 kts of crosswind, and the first landing not my best, I finished my last two landings as soft as a butterfly. Eric captured this picture of me walking back in from the solo flight and tie down.
This is my instructor, Sarah. She has been so patient these past few months as I asked over 100 questions, had her repeat pretty much everything, and re-arranging her schedule to fit mine. Credit for this photo goes to my little 6 yr old photographer!
