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MarkGoolie
Joined: 26 Jan 2010
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:12 am Post subject: Soloed Last Night... |
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... Well I finally got my second first solo in last night. My first solo flight was in 1987 in a Cessna 150. Last night the flight was in my SportStar.
My solo flight came a little late, right around 25 hours. We had a difficult time getting in some crosswind landing time. For a while here the weather here was either dead calm or nearly tornadic conditions when I was scheduled to fly. So once I got comfortable with crosswind landings I was set to go.
The only hiccup last night was that I had the SportStar serviced the day or so before and the throttle and idle seemed a bit out of whack. So my instructor and I took it up and did 7 touch and go's to be sure it was running good. It was fine, so I told him to get out of my plane!
He signed my logbook and I taxied to 28 at KDLZ and off I went. The winds were light and variable and just a beautiful night for flying. I did 3 touch and go's and all were uneventful. The plane definitely flew a bit differently without my instructor in it. The landings were not my best but the plane is reusable. :D
-Mark |
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drseti
Joined: 28 Nov 2009
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Location: Lock Haven PA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations, Mark! Now, you can begin to enjoy the fun part of flying: cross countries. Remember that you'll still be a student for your next 10,000 hours or so. Be safe, learn a lot, and have fun.
FWIW, my student Mel did his solo Tuesday in my SportStar. He also had about as many hours as you. So, the two of you are well on your way. |
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Bill
Joined: 07 Jul 2008
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Location: Delaware Beaches
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Congratulations! That is a wonderful accomplishment and is a jump-start to what flying is all about. Enjoy and be safe. |
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Z06 C5
Joined: 27 Feb 2010
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Location: Garland, TX
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| congrats |
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AZPilot
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Congrats, but last "night"? |
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MarkGoolie
Joined: 26 Jan 2010
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:12 am Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone!!!
Ok, I guess "night" should have been evening! :D
-Mark |
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ArionAv8or
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| Congrats!!! |
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yozz25
Joined: 18 Dec 2009
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Location: vegas
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: great |
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Fantastic, kicking the guy out of plane is even better :twisted:
Good for you, many happy days flying.
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MarkGoolie
Joined: 26 Jan 2010
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:21 am Post subject: |
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I haven't been able to fly since that evening. :? The weather was bad all weekend in Columbus. Its supposed to clear up today but the winds may be beyond my limits. Hopefully there will be a day or two this week that I can fly.
-Mark |
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