Tomo Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Well yeah, the title pretty much explains it all........! After the most stressful 35min lesson of emergency's etc... I was just doing another touch-an-go, when he told me to hold it when I was putting on throttle, and, well just climbed out and said take off and go and have a bit of a play around, get comfortable and come back............ so I probably did the nicest take off in my short flying history, climbed (talk about climb) to nearly 1000' agl before the end of the runway!! turn a slight left and headed a few miles away from the airport, and did a few turns either way to get the feel of it all... It's amazingly responsive with only one person on board I can tell you! Headed back and joined downwind to 13, did a nice circuit, and an equally good slight crosswind landing, and taxied up to the hanger with a big smile I can tell you:big_grin: So I'm pretty Stoked:thumb_up::thumb_up: Safe flying:thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLA82 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Well Done mate:thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relfy Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Awesome work Tomo, well done mate. :thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceScott Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Good onya Tomo Been wondering when you were going to do it, I had my solo on Saturday Unreal feeling eh cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Decca Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Well that's two to congratulate. Well done Guys! Regards, Decca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceScott Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Thanks Decca I know how tomo is feeling at the moment and been reading of his progress and feel really happy for him. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markendee Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brett Campany Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 That's great news Tomo, well done mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 Good onya TomoBeen wondering when you were going to do it, I had my solo on Saturday Unreal feeling eh cheers Bruce That's great to here Bruce, Yes it certainly is an unreal feeling. I didn't really even have time to think about it because an aircraft was just turning finals, so I had to get out the way quickly!:thumb_up: It wasn't until I was doing my after take off checks did it really dawn on me what I was doing!:thumb_up: And Yes, it's been dragged out a bit, because I've only been doing a bit each week, then we had to get some good weather, that's one reason I went in the afternoon. 'Cause I sort of half new that I "could" be going solo:big_grin: And Thanks a lot to you all, I'll certainly remember this day...:thumb_up::thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredRacer Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Congrat's guys, welcome to the solo club. Hey Tomo, I was booked in to do a nav-ex to Dalby yesterday, but I had to cancell it once again because of work. The way things are looking I won't have time for a few weeks or so to do it, but who knows I might run into you when I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Was that with the spud gun on board Tomo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceScott Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Tomo I had about the same feeling that it could happen, had my 2 exams out of the way just in case it happened. I had 14.6 hours up before I went but still have a long way to go. How many hours did it take you. It was only the last 3 hours that I finally got the hang of the landing, curcuits were fine but just that last bit to the ground and when to ease back on the stick. They tell me that if you can land a jab then you can land anything but as I have not flown anything else then I do not know. Need some crosswinds now to continue learning. Had a heap of cross winds early in the training they seem to have settled down now. Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 I had about 18.5hrs I think... I wasn't particularly fussy on when I went solo, I figured what's the point of only learning half the stuff to go solo then doing all the rest later on... I've basically done everything, so all I got to do now is 5hrs solo and another exam and, if I pass the test, I can put in a license application:thumb_up: Yes trying to find where the ground is takes a bit to get used to... but when it clicks, everything comes heaps easier:big_grin: And people tell me that a Drifter is hard to fly too... Need some cross winds!! come to Dalby and you'll be sure to get 'em one runway or the other:big_grin: Have Fun, Have you done unusual attitudes yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceScott Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Tomo You are right in what you say, better off having more hours under your belt with the instructor. I did not expect to go solo on Sat but it was such a nice day and curcuits beforehand were good, so it just happened and as you say once you can judge where the ground is it just seems to click. Would like to do a bit more with the instructor before the next solo, want to do some more stalls etc just to get more practice. Would sooner do them with him rather than get myself into a situation where I have to get out of a spin or a stall. I would expect that I would need to do another 5 hours of solo and maybe 2-3 with him before I would be happy getting my licence. Guess we will see what happens. We usually have a lot of wind here in Deniliqun but the last couple of weekends that I have flown it has been really good. The weekend of the Echuca Airshow I was away and it was not a good weekend at all. I think now Tomo that we may start to relax a bit and enjoy the scenery as our training progresses. cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvaner Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Congratulations to both you guys. Well done.:thumb_up: A day you will both always remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonflyer Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Tis a great day!Congrats..:thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 A BIG congratulations to both of you - I bet your heads are still up in the clouds - what a tremendous effort - well done guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorticity Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 How much better does the drifter perform 1 up! I remember it blew me away for a while :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Thanks again to everyone... I still have a smile across my face every time I think of it:big_grin: And yeah, the Drifter goes much better one up that for sure:thumb_up: aspecially just me, 'cause I'm only about 55kgs from top to bottom:thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceScott Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Thanks Ian Still thinking about it and wondering what will the next side of the training this Saturday bring. Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceScott Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hey Tomo What did you think on your solo when you were about 100 feet off the ground. You know what I thought. I said to myself "Bruce you are committed now" and everything seemed to work out OK. Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hey TomoWhat did you think on your solo when you were about 100 feet off the ground. You know what I thought. I said to myself "Bruce you are committed now" and everything seemed to work out OK. Yes I think that's when it dawned on me that, "yes now I'm committed and have got to do this right...!!" quite an unreal feeling:thumb_up: Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 55Kg's Tomo, Do you weigh your legs separately? Nev... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Tomo, Do you weigh your legs separately? Nev... No! I just had to come up with something to make you say something!! Ok, So 55kgs from top to Heel then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 MM. OK. Couldn't resist it. Head to toe would cover it. You will have to put weight under yourself to get the Drifter to balance. Nev.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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