winsor68 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 Mike... would have like to stay for the Pizza's but it is also nice coming home to family. Everyone at home was pleased but non-pilots really don't get the true significance of a first solo... oh well. As you probably heard Murray called my Mum and Dad in Rainbow Beach while i was in the air and told them he had just sent their son solo... and Mum of course burst into tears with pride and Dad was over the moon. Just for a bit of history my dad was a GFA CFI for many, many years (according to what i have read from others elsewhere his GFA Qld Instructors Certificate was Number 01) and his dream was always to send me solo. Circumstances got in the way so... more than 20 years later... Our instructor was old GFA flying buddies with my Father and the other student who went solo yesterdays Father and Grandfather so it was a very special day all around for all of us. The first photo is of my Dad kneeling beside the Mucha at a gliding Nationals in the mid 1960's and the second is my Dad taking Uncle DB's Super Cub for a fly. This Cub was the gliding clubs tow plane for many years... and on a sadder note was the last photo taken together of the two men who were my life long flying heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Well done, Win, fortunate is the man who can carry on a family tradition and make his folks proud! I loved the new aviation expression you coined: "You weigh 300 feet per minute" I'm sure it will come into regular use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidh10 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 ..I wonder what others on this forum did to celebrate their first solo? Wore a silly grin for a day or two, then continued with the journey :big_grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Sorry Win, tagging in late here! But great to hear you had a great day and a couple of flights! Awesome work Mate! I hope you have many more to come! :thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopdangler Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Well done Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongie Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 pic of matt don sam and murray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 I don't remember the snowstorm... we must have been good to go solo in that... lol Thanks Hongie but the photo didn't come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongie Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Matt and Blueadventure Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 Good stuff Hongie... Thanks for posting the photos. It really was a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Winsoar68 :thumb_up: Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steven Runciman Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Don, Well done mate, great news. No stopping you now! Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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