http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2009/09/30/readers-poll-just-after-your-first-solo/ General Aviation and Aviation In General Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:23:43 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2009/09/30/readers-poll-just-after-your-first-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-26234 Julien Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:41:02 +0000 http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/?p=2892#comment-26234 I went to work (this was an early morning training session on a weekday) with a big grin on my face :-) Later in the day I took a photo of that stamp that read "competent to fly solo by day in C152" in my logbook and emailed it to my family. I went to work (this was an early morning training session on a weekday) with a big grin on my face Later in the day I took a photo of that stamp that read “competent to fly solo by day in C152″ in my logbook and emailed it to my family.

]]> http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2009/09/30/readers-poll-just-after-your-first-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-26227 SigourneySky Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:43:41 +0000 http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/?p=2892#comment-26227 After my first solo I was totally "high" and that made me dare to chat with a very cool helicopter CFI (female!) and her pupil over a coffee. And then - out of the blue - they offered to take me for a ride and flew me around over the Elbe. That was one of the nicest things that ever happened to me. So I had two glorious experiences on one day and will remember it forever as one of the best days of my life. After my first solo I was totally “high” and that made me dare to chat with a very cool helicopter CFI (female!) and her pupil over a coffee.
And then – out of the blue – they offered to take me for a ride and flew me around over the Elbe. That was one of the nicest things that ever happened to me.
So I had two glorious experiences on one day and will remember it forever as one of the best days of my life.

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