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I can finally say it.
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Wed May 06, 2015 4:11 pmby tomkilpatrick
Hey guys,
So I went flying for the first time in 14 months this weekend in a Tomahawk out Wanganui Aero Club. I only had about 6-7 hours under my belt that I got in January 2014, so I wasn't expecting much apart from a familiarization flight of the area or something. But little did I know my CFI chucked me right into the circuit, and after only doing 5 circuits, he asked me to land, taxi to the threshold of the runway, where he was going to get out.
Needless to say, I flew an aircraft solo for the first time last Sunday. It was amazing, and strangely surreal. Something I've wanted to achieve for so long, now mine.
But yeah. Hope all you guys are going well.
-Maj. Tom
Re: I can finally say it.
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Wed May 06, 2015 4:50 pmby Ian Warren
Major Tom to Wanganui ground control , kick the instructor out then ya on a Roooooll , this is Major Tom to Waggas Ground Control .... OK enough changing the lyric's to a great song
.... Yep ya solo , Well Done Tom
Re: I can finally say it.
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Wed May 06, 2015 4:59 pmby dbcunnz
Congratulations Tom well done now the pocket starts to get drained for more flying
Re: I can finally say it.
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Wed May 06, 2015 5:06 pmby jpreou
Cool :-)
Its a great feeling isn't it?
Happy flying, don't stop now (like I did, several times, before I finally 'got there' in microlights).
Re: I can finally say it.
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Wed May 06, 2015 5:22 pmby scaber
Congratulations. It's a good feeling but over much too quickly (at least that's what my memory tells me). It's the start of an exciting new adventure which I'm sure you will greatly enjoy. Cheers
Re: I can finally say it.
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Wed May 06, 2015 9:29 pmby emfrat
Very well done, Tom - thrown into the deep end without warning, but you obviously handled it with no fuss. A lot of natural talent there.
Re: I can finally say it.
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Wed May 06, 2015 10:02 pmby chopper_nut
Well done mate, a great day for sure. I hope you took photos afterwards, it's something to remember.
Re: I can finally say it.
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Thu May 07, 2015 10:27 pmby HardCorePawn
Just happened to be passing by... figured I'd pop in and say "Well done Tom!"
I still remember my first solo... and that was nearly 15 years ago! 27/05/2000...
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 08, 2015 12:05 amby NZ255
HardCorePawn wrote:Just happened to be passing by... figured I'd pop in and say "Well done Tom!"
I still remember my first solo... and that was nearly 15 years ago! 27/05/2000...
HCP!!! Long time no see
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 08, 2015 4:27 pmby K5054NZ
Bravo Tom! I had two lessons with Wanganui Aero Club when I turned 15, great place to learn. Well done!!!
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 08, 2015 5:39 pmby Dean
Nice Bowe adaptation there Ian! And a big congrats to Major Tom
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 08, 2015 7:51 pmby Ian Warren
Dean wrote:Nice Bowe adaptation there Ian! And a big congrats to Major Tom
Hmm , arts not working all that good ... maybe a music career ... hang on the is art ... prob a little like Major Toms flying skills
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 08, 2015 8:37 pmby Lindstrim
Nice work. It's a certainly a wonderful feeling
Re: I can finally say it.
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Sat May 09, 2015 3:37 pmby BruceR
Well done. You only get one first solo. You'll never get another one. I'm sure you'll always remember it.
Bruce Ross
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 15, 2015 8:12 pmby ardypilot
Bit late with the congrats, but well done Tom!
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 15, 2015 9:07 pmby Splitpin
TOM THE BOMB !! I missed this .....
your on your way mate ......excellent stuff
Re: I can finally say it.
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Sun May 17, 2015 8:29 amby HamiltonWest
Splitpin wrote:TOM THE BOMB !! I missed this .....
your on your way mate ......excellent stuff
Re: I can finally say it.
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Sun May 17, 2015 10:02 amby cowpatz
I have only just strayed on to this post however Well done Tom.
First solo....... an ambivalent mix of sheer joy and sheer terror.
Re: I can finally say it.
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Thu May 28, 2015 9:46 pmby tomkilpatrick
Thanks for all your kind words guys, have been for a few since, and passed my ASL Flight Planning and Navigation exam last weekend, so I'm on my way!
Re: I can finally say it.
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Fri May 29, 2015 9:32 amby Ian Warren
tomkilpatrick wrote:Thanks for all your kind words guys, have been for a few since, and passed my ASL Flight Planning and Navigation exam last weekend, so I'm on my way!
And you probably got those skill , flight planning and Navigation from flight sim ... , Your on your way