Little Martyn’s blog part 2
Hello flying chums,
Part one of my blog left us rolling down the taxiway ready for my first solo.
With all the holding checks done and cleared for takeoff, it was good to roll out onto the runway.
Nothing left to do but push open the throttle and keep the aircraft straight.
What a performance:
If you want to fly a plane solo, first you must become an air lawyer as explained in part one.
The next examination was Human Performance that turned out to be all medical stuff.
For example, did you know that the circulatory system works on a three part closed system? Of course not, unless you are a doctor!
Wow, I was going to become a doctor, hopefully a flying doctor.
Trust me I am a Doctor:
The human performance examination was quite a struggle ------ OK, I am not a real doctor, however I am fully qualified to pass you a paper bag and direct you how to breathe into it should you ever start hyperventilating.
Back to the flying:
To be quite honest the first solo felt no different than being in the aircraft with Sue, in my head I could hear her prompting “keep the first turn shallow, make your downwind call, now second stage of flaps, trim nose down “etc
All under Control:
The controllers here at Limoges airport are brilliant, swapping from French to English with ease. They are especially understanding with people doing their first solo’s which is most reassuring to the student pilot.
“Cleared to land “I was now looking down at that huge runway which quickly gets bigger until it fills the windscreen. Flare, hold off, hold, hold and the tyres squeak home onto the runway .I HAVE DONE IT!
Welcome Back:
Of course, a first solo can only ever happen once, and it is cause for celebration, so with my instructor and fellow students it was time to visit the airport restaurant to relax and let it sink in that I had successfully completed my first solo – wow! Flying finished early for me that day!
Martin Rangeley.
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