chrisb

Same, small bounce and a really long float.

Was suppose to fly today but its a tad bit windy....

Thanks, yeah still waiting for a good day to do more solo circuits

I had all the same issues, initially could do everything separately but putting everything together was a different story. But there in the end

Oh yeah still waiting for my next lesson, this wednesday should be good

Only problem with learning is concentrating so much on doing circuits, I miss looking out of the plane and simply enjoying the landscape and ground as i fly over it at a few hundred meters

Thanx

Yeah that first pull to the left just wound me right up for the entire circuit, 0.3 hours solo, got a lot more to do

Instructor watching me never bothered me

the almost crashing at the start set the nerves for the rest of the circuit.

I could still feel it when i was filling out my log book

there was no discussion with the instructor

rate of climb was about double with no instructor

rate of sink on final i was able to get right

was it a buzz???, not really dual to solo varies too much and i had to fly a bit differently, more concentration was needed for my first solo then what i normally needed

Just did my first solo flight today at lilydale in a jabiru, 9am, nice warm day, little wind

I had a fairly good idea it was going to be today

First did a few circuits with the instructor, then i was on my own

Fist thing I did was msg wife, brother and best friend then turn phone off.

Taxied, did checks, radio calls etc got onto runway

OK take off time, full throttle

the it all of a sudden, HOLY $#!+, I am veering to the left extremely fast, press the right rudder pedal, that's better but not working enough, Im going fast now, but not fast enough to take off, stop? no i wont stop in time, i must straighten up first? stamp the right peddle even harder, ok better going straight now, f**k, my left wing is definitely going over the cones on the side of the runway now, and take off very very nervous and re-leaved.

YAY few, ok 500ft AAL flaps up, fuel pump, on wait no off, crap I didnt turn it on :(

Reach circuit height before crosswind turn, no traffic turn, no traffic downwind turn, ok wow im several 100's of ft too high.

throttle below cruise, do checks, all good, still way to high, throttle way back

no traffic, radio call, base turn, height speed good

no traffic, final turn, lined up, profile, height, speed all good

carby heat, is.. already... off?? ok almost there

round out, balloon a bit, touch down and bounce,

float a fair way down the runway and finally a smooth landing.

exit runway, radio call, do checks, hmmm fuel pump is off

taxi back to instructor, shutdown, still shaking nervously

and so ended my first solo

tldr

What I learned is:

I can do a solo circuit

I missed certain things in my checks, e.g. fuel pump, carby heat

I need to learn how to steer better on the ground

"Quote some text"...

An ultralight would leave you with over $4.7million, you don't need visitors

Stupid weather, downwind radio call, ok now I need to turn onto base. No more circuit training that day

Ok I'll just do the webcast on my motorbike on the way home

Yes, Im posting while doing circuits

$30k tempting

What about the use of serif in the rego font?

I'm up to doing circuits now

Bad weather is annoying

Hello person

I you offer $30,000 for the proudct sevrice or item that hvae you for autcion sale or offer but need you sned me $5,000 fisrt so i can relase you money This a genuen offer not scan I live in austrilia and wait for moeny

ples hurry it costs me money to kep holding your mony in bank for you too colect for stuf i have bouhgt of you

He has experience

I don't have a licence yet to fly by myself

so how many different ways are there of counting fuel?

Im not up to that yet, I only just started

Way to go nasa

Yeah, that one

True, saying the words, "lets keep this simple" is never a good idea.

I remember reading a story about an airline company that change from lbs to kgs for fuel, yep they didnt put enough in the tank and ran out. Pilot landed the plane no casulties

I've only ever tried flightgear, mainly cause I use Linux and its been around for a long time. I have no idea how it compares to other PC or commercial flight sims. I can't really judge it as my flying time is only 2.5 hours.

Yeah last time I had a flying lesson it was exceptionally windy the pilot took of and landed at about 30 degrees difference to the runway

Years ago, late 90s when I ran an ISP, I reported a fake licence scam and got a thank you reply as it resulted in arrests