My dream came true today! (Solo)

[Pietb]

Well Done Ant !!

Now the real flying starts !!

[nicow]

Congrats mate !!! Must be a great feeling !

Is this normally when you go solo in SA, after 20 hours ?

It depends on how fast you learn,and how often you fly.Some older pilots only go solo near 40 hours...

[Loco]

Congrats mate !!! Must be a great feeling !

Is this normally when you go solo in SA, after 20 hours ?

It depends on how fast you learn,and how often you fly.Some older pilots only go solo near 40 hours...

Yeah I'm a real slow learner!

PS. Thanks for all the kind words guys!

Now I just need to keep the momentum and get the license done

[Tribal Croc]

Well done Enjoy the rest of your training

[Blue Eagle]

Congrats mate !!! Must be a great feeling !

Is this normally when you go solo in SA, after 20 hours ?

Hi Smallfly;

why? At what point do you go solo in NZ?

Just curious? Is the training different there?

Linda

[Sparky]

Congrates Anthony, your first solo is the one you will always remember the most.

[The Big V]

Well done! I finally did mine two weeks ago after 30+ hours (I stopped counting at 30!)

[smallfly]

@ Linda

Pretty much the same over here, once your instructor is happy with your progress, you go solo.

I now have 9 hours on my log, and my instructor said he just needs to show me some procedure in my next lesson and then I will b e ready for solo.

The reason for my curiosity about the hours is, when I was still in SA, a mate of mine also went solo after 20 hours in a trike, thaught there was a rule about that.

[Bundy]

I was also quite "concerned" with the hours taken to go solo when I did my training. I went solo at 14 hrs, but I've realised that it is not a fixed figure and there is no real "average". It is affected by a multitude of things...how often you are flying...your ability to retain information...YOUR ATTITUDE...etc.

I am not an instructor, but I have great respect for these guys and girls. At the moment that your instructor thinks that you are ready he makes a very important decision. He needs to know without doubt that you can take off and land the aircraft in the current conditions based on what skills you have developed safely. It's as simple as that. Some people get to that point in 5 hours...others in 40....it has nothing to do with "talent" but a hell of a lot to do with confidence and competency, and most instructors are good judges of both.

[Loco]

Hi guys

Finally got the magic orange book!

Took me 9 months but I enjoyed every second of it

Many thanks again to all the instructors at Rhino Park Flight School you guys are amazing!

And also many thanks to you all on ML for sharing your knowledge!

Cheers
Ant

[nicow]

Baie geluk

[Bulletjie]

Baie geluk Ant!! Net veilige vliegure vir jou!!

[le boss]

Baie geluk ANT.

Heng julle manne, ek raak ernstig jaloers as ek so lees van al die SOLO’S. Ek het gister weer gevlieg na amper ’n maand se aard-gebondenheid. Ek dink dit het nie te sleg gegaan nie behalwe dat ek so “impress” was met een van my landings dat ek net daar en dan vergeet het om die bar in te hou na touch down....! Was nog amper van die runway af ook van pure opgewondenheid.
Toe net besef dat ek dalk nog ’n uur of wat sal moet circuit voor ek saam met julle oor SOLO’S kan praat. Het nou eers 14 uur op die LOG.

[GawieL]

Lourens, moet nie haastig wees solo toe nie. Ons het n goeie instrukteur en hy weet wanneer die tyd reg is. Suig jy maar net sy kennis soos n spons.

[Rudix]

Well done!!

Now the fun starts, hope to see you in the air at or around Rhino soon!

Fly safe,
Rudi