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Is he landing lengthways or breadth way?

Congratulations on surviving that incident and also on your very humane treatment of the Eagle.

After being mentored by a superb flying instructor at Casey Airfield, ( Berwick, Victoria ) named Alan Baskett,. . .I also was sent solo in under ten hours,. . . ( 6 and a half to be semi-precise 'ish. . .) although I had had loads and loads and loads of hours of "Hands on" experience in tiger moths and Austers, and a lot of other machines since the age of seven,. . .followed by doing my "A", "B" and "C" certificates in gliders, some of which experience obviously accounted for something,. . . . But when Alan got out,. . . .I was still BLOODY TERRIFIED. . . . .of the thought of flying solo.You MUST have had the feeling, . . . the instructor gets out,. . .and you think he is going for a quick leak,. . .then he slams the door and says,. . .bugger off,. . .you're flying the aeroplane ok,. . . ."go and play on your own a bit" . . . .and I swear to God that this is precisely what he said. . . . .

 

This is where a GOOD instuctor / mentor. . .is worth his weight in gold, frankincense and a bit of myrrh as well. . . .

 

That is ONE flight you will NEVER forget. . . . . .another milestone in your life that you can't possible repeat. . .

 

Phil

Welcome to the forum Sir,. . . . . let us know how you get on with your continued flight training. . . . After FIVE HOURS. . . . you should nearly be ready for solo ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Phil

I recently had a dream come true when I had my first 5 hours of RA flight training, I am going back in May to have further training and I am really looking forward to gaining a certificate and flying on a regular basis.