Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:42 am
#1854642
Morning All
Faced with the briefest of congratulations from my teenage son, a grudging and much delayed compliment from my missus, and outright disinterest from my pre-teen daughter ("I don't care daddy"), I thought I'd come here for a bit more enthusiasm for my third first solo last night - the first two being SEP and tailwheel respectively.
Number three comes after a 15 year gap in flying and a switch to microlights, with a C42 being my steed of choice. I'd like to say it was like riding a bike, but then when I learnt on my brother's Raleigh there wasn't a set of huge electricity pylons on the approach nor a copse of trees right on climb out (at least the club hangars could act as a crash barrier in the event of an overrun!). Arguably the road I learnt to ride on was probably longer than the runway as well.
Please, someone nurse my malnourished ego.
Cheers
JFH
Faced with the briefest of congratulations from my teenage son, a grudging and much delayed compliment from my missus, and outright disinterest from my pre-teen daughter ("I don't care daddy"), I thought I'd come here for a bit more enthusiasm for my third first solo last night - the first two being SEP and tailwheel respectively.
Number three comes after a 15 year gap in flying and a switch to microlights, with a C42 being my steed of choice. I'd like to say it was like riding a bike, but then when I learnt on my brother's Raleigh there wasn't a set of huge electricity pylons on the approach nor a copse of trees right on climb out (at least the club hangars could act as a crash barrier in the event of an overrun!). Arguably the road I learnt to ride on was probably longer than the runway as well.
Please, someone nurse my malnourished ego.
Cheers
JFH