
Just after the first solo

My first solo flight path

The flight path is overlayed by Street Atlas map around TOA
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@ My first
solo flight story
I made it! My first SOLO!
It was may 18th , 10:45.
On the morning, I took ATIS while waiting for the flight, The wind is calm, the visibility
is 10 mile and just a few clouds over there.It was a perfect condition to the solo flight.
I took my instructor up and I made two normal landings, one short
aproach and one no flap landing. All landings were good. After the no flap landing, the
time has come.
My instructor got off from the right seat,then my heart beat increased.
When I was taxing the runway, I was getting calm down and I make my
mind up.
I call TOA tower, "TOA tower,Cessna 49109,Holding short of runway 29R, request right
closed traffic, THIS IS MY FIRST SOLO!". They called me back, "109, FIRST SOLO
aproved....".
I brought my 152 up to the sky. Everything was so perfect, works like a text book.
I made three T&G and one full stop landing, all landings were good , center on the
runway and no bouncing. It is a great first solo! I cryed the "BANZAI(Japanese
cheers)" after the last full stop.
Insted of cuting my shirts, my instructor took a photo and she gave me a new nickname;
"Mr. Partial Panel" because she always told me that I took too much time looking
at the instruments so she gave me a lots of partial panel trannings.
Anyway, I am so happy with this first solo. Now, I become a pilot! (but still a student..)
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