My First Solo Flight

Pilots Name : Sameer Anand

City / Airport : Melbourne/Moorabbin airport (YMMB)

AIrcraft Type : Cessna 172

Regd Mark : VH-EWU

Remark : It was the shortest flight of my life but never in my life had I felt something like that and i doubt i ever will

Pilots Name : Yashi Trivedi

City / Airport : Venice Municipal Airport,Venice, Florida

AIrcraft Type : Cessna 152

Regd Mark : N472TC

Remark : Describes the phrase, ‘on top of the world' in the best way possible.

Pilots Name : Abhishek Sukhani

City / Airport : Stuart, Florida, Witham Field

AIrcraft Type : C172R

Regd Mark : N789BG

Remark : I did 3 taxi-backs on RWY30

Pilots Name : Sabhya Arora

City / Airport : Miami / KTMB (Miami Executive Airport)

AIrcraft Type : Cessna 172

Regd Mark : N12679

Remark :

Every time I take off, the feeling is indescribable. But my first flight was something else only and will always be engraved in my mind. Every adjective in the dictionary falls short. As a child, planes used to fascinate me a lot. The whole concept of being in the sky, among the clouds, away from the land was really captivating. It still is. So here is how I got my first solo flight-

Before your first solo flight, everyone has to go through stage checks with the chief pilot to check whether you’re competent for a solo flight or not.

And I kid you not every single stage check was a nightmare for me (atleast that’s what I thought back then). The chief pilot was very strict and I was constantly being yelled at by him so much so that after my second flight with him I didn’t want to go there. Something wasn’t adding up because I was diligently following his instructions and was very obedient but still I was being yelled at. After my 4th or 5th flight with him, he asked me for my documents (documents are basically your pilot license and stuff) and then I was given my solo endorsement and I couldn’t believe what had happened because he was same guy who yelled at me like 10 minutes ago. Yes, he did put me on the spot! But I’m glad he did because had I been told about my solo flight a day before I would be too nervous and sleep deprived on the big day. And yes there I was I taxied out to the runway and I was flying. I guess when they say, “strict teachers bring out the best in their students” is absolutely correct. It took me a while to realise that he was giving me a hard time to prepare me for the hard-turbulence-filled days ahead. As I was up in the beautiful Miami sky, suddenly I realised that this time I had to land on my own which is scary because I have seen many ‘landings gone wrong’ during my training. Luckily, my landing was very smooth. Absolutely smooth like butter!

Pilots Name : Manuel Mitter

City / Airport : Phoenix/Goodyear

AIrcraft Type : Beechcraft Bonanza

Regd Mark : N5594A

Remark : Unforgettable

Pilots Name : Shahzad Mistry

City / Airport : Ormond beach, Florida

AIrcraft Type : C152

Regd Mark : N472TC

Remark : Did my solo on my 11th hour. My instructor woke me up at 6 am and told me * dude let’s go solo since the winds are calm and I was like - are you sure ??? It was great . Can’t explain it in words. Felt like a bird .

Pilots Name : Tushar Singh