Yes to be exact at 06h36 this morning after flying a few hours with ZU - COX , and ZU- CIA , after surgery twice to my left femur after a fall , and a operation to my right shoulder and a serious back operation a few months ago ZU - CSB took to the sky with only one soul on board . Thanks to Oom Mich for his patience with the Jabbies , and Mark Wheeler for his excellent training skills and Shaun for his assistance I eventually went solo this morning.
Yes I felt like one of our trike students suddenly flying on your own for the first time . I will never forget my first solo with Braam Hechter and his 582 Aquilla when I went up on my own . After many training hours it was once again one of the best feelings to do it again, this in A Cheetah with a cross wind gusting between 15 and 27 miles per hour . Yes the old girl, Cheetah nr 2 performed as expected , gracefully to the sky we went , with the od gust and turbulence , she just went on , the downwind leg flashed past like some forgotten dream and suddenly it was time to " roost " , check flaps , fuel pump on, line up for the runway , check airspeed , right rudder , too much check left rudder, and hold it , hold on and the sudden nudge as the tyres touché down , yes we were back on mother earth again ,whow , what a feeling ! Leprachaun
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Well done................ Wish you many more safe hours and landings. 'Green' with envy Alex
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Great Alex...well done. May you have many hours of happy flying coming up.
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Baie geluk oom Alex
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Mooi so Alex
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Mooi so Oom Groenmannatjie trots op jou, hoop jy stapel 1000de ure op jou Cheethatjie
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Well done Alex............go boy. Many safe and happy flying hours.
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Baie geluk ou maat mag tou se taaiers gou onse klei trap , en ja baie geluk dat die Leprechaun span die bokke reggesien het en ja ekke verstaan daar is n goue vlerkie aan jou se lapel gesteek by die Aeroclub se funksie vir 10 jaar se voorteflike dienste baie geluk groetegeite witwillem
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Well done Alex on going "solo" in Cheetah no.2 and of course receiving Gold Wings on the same day... surely a day to remember squire!!!
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Happy landings
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