My First Solo Flight in a PiperSport 2011-04-09

[DannyK426]

Very nice. I just had my first solo in a SportCruiser also, uploaded my vid to my channel.

[nathanhall94]

i am 17yrs old and i am interested in going for my cessna license/certificate. can you please let me know the cost of the classes and how difficult it is for you to actually get the certificate..

[xracerfanx1]

@nathanhall94 hey, i take flying classes as well, it is a ton of work, you have to give 100% every time you show up for a class or inflight lesson. the price depends on aircraft (at least where i take my classes) i pay 120 an hour in a Diamond Star DA-40 out of KUGN. its not hard if you love what your doing because you will be very willing to learn the stuff. i highly recommend it, i love every minute of every class. lesson. best of luck!

[877kori]

beautiful landing! nice job! :)

[miguelsaez340]

may i ask, what was your situation on that particular moment, i mean well, people ussually get their pilot licence as soon as possible to find a job. but for you was more of a challenge you have to give yourself? it would be difficult having a family and all those things? maybe im wrong, this questions pop on my mind when i try too picture my future :D

[zmoonn]

Good work! Nice video! Must have been super excited! :D

[saxavera711]

Greetings from New York!! Congrats to you. Thanks for sharing your first solo, I enjoyed it so very much. I just got my private license this past summer. Great Job. I am looking to buy the HD pro cam, I see that it works remarkably well.

[patrickmollette15]

no please make longer ones i loved every min of this .

[chimozerokoma]

Good job!!! Greettings from Canada!

[fettah68]

@chimozerokoma Thank you friend! Greetings to you!

[superskullmaster]

man you must be terrified of that runway centerline

[fettah68]

@superskullmaster Actually, the runways are quite wide at Beverly Airport, although they look very narrow on the video (probably due to the fish-eye lens of my GoPro Hero camera). Since my solo flight, I have gotton better in following the centerline. :)

[patrickmollette15]

didnt see rest of video your friend was funny and nice video im subscribing to you.

[fettah68]

@patrickmollette15 Thank you! Yes, the video was way too long, I know. My instructor gets off at arounds 8:30 minutes into the video. I have a shorter version under my Videos, which is only about 5 minutes long.

[patrickmollette15]

so who is who are you on the left and your instrictoer on the right if its your instrictor than this isnt a solo... but very nice video.

[DiarmuidOhibicin]

Great Vid. Your a very lucky guy. I wish I could afford to do this. Good luck with your future flying.

[fettah68]

@DiarmuidOhibicin Thank you mate. I took my time for the training in order to spread the cost over a 10-month period. I got my Sport Pilot License a couple months ago, which only requires a minimum of 20 hours of flight (dual instruction + solo). In contrast, Private Pilot License requires a minimum of 40 hours.

[Ghost31096]

was it for your sport or your ppl?

[fettah68]

@Ghost31096 It was for my Sport Pilot License, which I finally got in October 2011.

[CJModiano]

How fast do these things climb? I'm going to fly one in three weeks at some school... it was some travel zoo deal.. guna go for my PPL beginning in Feb though!

[PennaPlanum]

@CJModiano up to 1200 feet per minute

[fettah68]

@PennaPlanum The climb performance of PiperSport is quite impressive, when there is only one person on board.

[fettah68]

@CJModiano As PennaPlanum indicated, it is about 1200 fpm, but only when there is only a regular-sized pilot on board. With two people, you will lose a couple 100s of fpm. Enjoy your flight in February!

[Peregrin25]

Well done mate! The sky is your oyster!

[fettah68]

@Peregrin25 Thank you buddy!

[SWE370]

Nice landings, really nice!

[fettah68]

@SWE370 Thanks a lot for your kind words!

[jayflies737]

PiperSport is such a BEAUTY to fly! 

[fettah68]

@jayflies737 I agree!

[willsgotrythm42]

congrats on your first solo, now you need to learn throttle management. When you taxi, you just need enough power to get the airplane moving then you can pull the power back, unless of course you like being a throttle jockey...lol

[fettah68]

@willsgotrythm42 Thank you for your advice. On this plane (PiperSport), the engine needs to be at minimum 2500rpm at all times for proper cooling, when the plane is on the ground. Cheers.

[willsgotrythm42]

@fettah68 LOL, ah ok thanks for the lesson. Im not familiar with that airplane!!!

[737pilot7]

Congrats man! Quick question, how do you get the ATC Audio in the video?

[RedDevilSquadron]

@737pilot7 typically thats done through an audio cable, one with quarter inch, one with regular sized head phone jacks. The 1/4 inch is plugged into an audio in cable in the cockpit, and records audio only of course.

[fettah68]

@737pilot7 Thank you very much! I downloaded my ATC communications as an audio file from liveatc (dot) net and then overlayed it on my video using Windows Live Movie Maker. I hope this helps.

[tali1998w]

my friend flys out of kbvy u might know him!

[fettah68]

@tali1998w What is your friend's name? Do you fly as well? Cheers!

[tali1998w]

@fettah68 his name is jared s. id rather not say his whole name in the comments but ill pm u if u want. and i dont fly

[alberttky]

Congratulations Buddy! It's going to stay with you forever.

I'm gonna save up to buy one of this plane.  I'm in love with it the first moment I saw it.

[fettah68]

@alberttky Thank you mate! PiperSport (now sold as Chech SportCruiser) is a super fun airplane with very responsive controls and very little adverse yaw. It is kind of like driving a Mazda Miata, very nible. Good luck with your future purchase!

[bugnut82]

were you super nervous?

[fettah68]

@bugnut82 I was a bit nervous the night before (I knew my instructor would be soloing me the next day). But all my nervousness disappeared as soon as I climbed the cockpit. I had a great instructor, who gave me a great deal of confidence before my solo.

[rocktruggy03]

Excellent! I love seeing GoPro cameras all over GA.

[fettah68]

@rocktruggy03 Thank you! The GoPro camera is so versatile. You can attach it outside the airplane (of course also securing it with a line for just in case) and it won't fall off during flight.

[MICHAELJACKSON5850]

nice :) keep it up and have a safe flight!! :D

[fettah68]

@MICHAELJACKSON5850 Thank you friend.Take care.

[badbrad2424]

hey sup im actually flying tomorrow mornign and Pauls my instructor too! small world

[fettah68]

@badbrad2424 Hi Brad. Sorry about the late response; I have not been checking my messages on my YouTube account for some time. How is your flight training going? Paul is such a great instructor. He gave me so much confidence during my initial training that I did not have any doubts or fear during my solo. Good luck with your training!

[kinsley2108]

Was that your first solo ever, or first solo in this type? Because the flying looks spot on.

[fettah68]

@kinsley2108 Thank you very much! It was my first solo ever. I had started my pilot training back in 2000 in Cessna 172, but after about 5 hours I had to stop (I was a graduate student at that time and neither had the money nor the time). Finally, I got back into flying early 2011. The new Sport Pilot training turned out to be a blessing for me. PiperSport is a very enjoyable little airplane, so I did stick to my pilot's training this time. I finally got my Sport Pilot license in October 2011.

[BrettCampany]

Very nice landing mate, good work!

[fettah68]

@BrettCampany Thank you for your kind words!

[debarthepilot]

Nice video Fettah!

[fettah68]

@debarthepilot Thank you Sam. I did not realize you had a comment. I have not been checking my YouTube account regularly.

[bryanmeiter]

Great job. Good luck with the rest of your training.

[fettah68]

@bryanmeiter Thank you! I finally got my Sport Pilot license in October.