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ldel SOLO at last

Postby Big Mac » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:25 am

Congratulations LDEL with your SOLO at last.Many happy and safe flying
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Postby mak » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:03 am

Congratulations Ldel, at long last. Rather late than never. Happy flying and many more flying hours.
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Postby nicow » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:16 am

Congratulations
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Postby Tailspin » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:29 am

Well done Ldel.

Blue skies and happy landings =D*
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Postby t-bird » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:46 am

Well done. Best of luck with the rest.

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Postby Dish » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:25 am

Congrats Mate - happy flying... :D :D :D :D
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Postby Nkwazi » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:13 pm

Hearty congratulations mate. You only ever go solo once in your life. Enjoy an ice cold dop tonight!! :D :D :D (^^)
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Postby Bacardi » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:51 pm

Well done! Your "few hours" are now over :wink:

So now we want to hear what it was like.

Fly safe.

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Postby Low Level » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:07 pm

Sh!t - Opening the forum to tell you the great news and post a pic, and it's done already. Thanx mates. :lol: Mak see you got the MMS. :wink:

Many moons ago I posted a thread:
I am still a few hours away, but the honest truth is: I am terrified of going solo!! With every hours' training I am an hour closer to going solo.
Had a lot of great replies, but the one that I can relate the most to was this one from GR8-DAD
When you are ready you will actually WANT to go solo. Your belief in youself and in your own ability will be a lot different from how you feel at present.

The last three training hours my confidence was really growing strong, especially after an hours crosswind landings where I actually made the runway without cutting grass.

Yesterday we did three circuits in near perfect conditions, then I got abandoned by my instructor. Did one great circuit. Keep telling myself: Do what you've been doing for the past training hours. Only realised when turning croswind I was in total control. What an incredible feeling.

The landing was about 300m too deep. :shock: Boy does this thing fly without the 60 kg nuisance in the back. Just couldn't get her on the ground. The landing was fine - will be able to carry on with solo training in the same plane.

Boy what a feeling .............now for my wings. :lol:
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Postby Low Level » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:17 pm

Hi Bacardi

Great memory - thanx

Few hours were stretched over several months, due to prop being replaced - twice, and some engine trouble.

Seems like it's sorted now. Gonna paint the skies white over smoke city. CFW will be evident in the skies in the future.
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Postby The Agent » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:55 pm

Well done mate now to complete the rtest. :wink:
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Postby DarkHelmet » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:39 pm

Congratz Ldel!!! Now the learning starts! Hope you have many fun hours in the air!
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Postby Tinkerbell » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:23 am

Hi Ldel, ons is jaloers, man. Baie geluk, baie trots op jou. Mag jou vlieg ure veilig en fun wees! :P
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