First Solo Flight

[terayon04]

RIGHT RUDDER!!!!!

[grtthrl28]

Hey, landings 1 and 3, great!, greased them. Question: I don't remember that the 172 had as fast a climb rate as it seems on the clip. Is the engine modified from the factory specs? just curious. Good luck on your continued flight instruction.

Jack Th

[qkdornngoe]

@grtthrl28 Just a standard 172. The video has no transitions in the edits so it might seem faster but really I just cut most of the flight except takeoff and landings.

[IAmDBomb14]

I am looking forward to starting my PPL next January. I know it is still a long time away, but this is the part that scares me. I watch people do their first solo flights all the time, and even watching them I feel anxious

[Oddsquad1525]

ya i cant wait to become a private pilot i live in canada so i can be 14 to do a solo

[Poppinit905]

Congratez on your solo! I'm down in Canada, Ontario and here you need to be 14 to solo whitch is 2 years less then the States. I have 6 hours so far At Oshawa airport (CYOO) and at about 12-15 hrs I'll hopefully solo. I'm going to write my PSTAR exam this Saturday. Hope I do well, Prob next month my instructor will send me out to solo. Good luck with other students. :)

[Dentfly1]

Care to share how you mounted that camera? Tnx

[qkdornngoe]

@Dentfly1 Just a tripod strapped in the back seat. 

[zadeh79]

My instructor asked me if I wanted to solo last week. I only have 8 hours, and hadn't even done my own landing. I did about 5 landings, according to my instructor two of them were marginal, two were good, and 1 was excellent. I think I need a couple more hours, before I go for the solo.

[Blink182009]

WTF? at 2:38 I thought you were going to do a low pass, not land the plane? Why in the hell did you come in so steep for landing? That is NOT the way it's supposed to be done

[TheFsReview]

@Blink182009 it looks steep but it isnt, its a normal descent, the camera position makes it look really steep.

[thatguywithnoname]

I'm 15 years old and just starting flying lessons... You have to be 16 to solo, so I have until my birthday in January to do at least 15 hours.... REALLY excited. Only covered up to exercise 4 of the training manual (Controls)

:DDDD

[WoodstaS]

@thatguywithnoname That's awesome! You make me feel like I'm getting a late start at 20 years old : )

[LastShotprods]

Just did my first solo today!!!!!!!

[MrPilotWhoIsAGuy]

Great job! 

[Jacob121416]

everything looked great, but whats up with the ultimate steep approaches?

[helipilot94]

I want to do this very bad. what is the cost?

[Dentfly1]

@helipilot94 8,000-10,000$ seems to be a relatively accurate estimate. Most flight schools will tell you ~6,000$ and 40 hours of flight. But most students complete somewhere between 50 to 65 hours, which means the cost would be higher than what most flight schools advertise. Besides, you'll have the cost of insurance and FAA examinations. BUT, it's worth every penny!!!!

[helipilot94]

@Dentfly1 thank you

[cornej92]

Good job! I'm just starting pilot lessons. Thanks for posting this video and again congrats on your first solo.

[dearthpanda]

Good job!

[kintseb]

How did you fasten the camera?

[MHalamus]

nice wind at landing

[xXHasek99]

YES! that was great! so he needed to do 3 takeoffs/landings on his first solo? how long does he have to be in the air before he lands?

[qkdornngoe]

Yep, 3 takeoffs and landings, I cut the time in the air because the view from the camera was a lot of the same. I stayed in the pattern which basically means circle back around and land. Each cycle was about 8 min.

[campagnolo2005]

for the first time sound like 3 hours . am o right, i am few hours from my solo and i already have butterflyes in my belly

[chestateegold]

@qkdornngoe

which plane and school are you using?

[michrousos]

How long did it take to make your solo after you staryed the course?

[qkdornngoe]

A couple months and around 20hrs flying instruction.

[flopydropy127]

@michrousos it depends if your over 16, then anytime your instructor thinks your ready

[NOMADdaf]

Great video!!! I am so ready to start next summer!!!

[usernameavailable152]

Most 152's don't have auto pilot

[gclow71]

Nice video - thanks for sharing! I hope to solo in the next week or so :)

[XaircraftX]

Good luck man! enjoy!

[Keraidy]

My first solo was on PA 28-140 and it was long time ago. I even can't remember except I was feeling as if I was dreaming.

[stewyshaw]

just a question....why didn't you do touch-and-go's instead of land and re-taxi?

[KylerHayes]

It's what the FAA requires

[qkdornngoe]

Had to taxi back as a student pilot flying solo. Didn't ask why.

[saevaroa]

@qkdornngoe I did 3 touch and go's when I took my solo. He hopped out and said. You ready for solo, called the tower on the radio and said 3 takeoffs and 3 landings and then come back. Good luck. No more preample than that. hehe :-)

[Book5550]

I'm 15 now and going gliding this summer. Hope I can afford one of these babies by the time I'm 19

God bless the wright brothers!

[furiouslc]

I just took my first flight at that same airport. You did awesome.

[AirCanada777]

I am just turned 15 and soloed last weeked:D

[deltafan909]

You can only solo when you are 17 in the US....How did you solo at 15???

[chestateegold]

you can solo when you are 16 and get your license at 17. also this is in america, georgia specifically

[XaircraftX]

you have to be 16 years old to solo in airplanes and 17 to get your Private Pilot license.

[deltafan909]

sorry. I meant 16. 17 to get PPL.

[rncowboy88]

yeah just remember to glance at your altimeter, airspeed, vertical airspeed, turn coordinator, attitude indicator every so often so as to not to bust your 200 foot altitude gap and you will be fine.....best of luck!!!

[wingman1213]

hi i am 14 and i am doing my first flying lesson soon. any tips? i think i am flying the cessna 172.

[freshyrocks]

Bit late I know...

Just remember do exactly what your instructor says!!!

[higg123]

congragulations

I am only 14 years old but hope to do my first solo flight at age 16 in England with the air cadets in the vigilant, wish me luck :)

[qkdornngoe]

N53507

[marinertop]

BRAVO!

hey dude nice, can you tell me from where you did your flying.

[qkdornngoe]

The Flight School at Gwinnett (LZU)

[slowmocrow]

How'd you mount the camera

[qkdornngoe]

Tripod in the back seat, strapped tight with the seat belts.

[yazzam]

nice

[Aviator213]

Nice man ! I had my first solo yesterday

[aandc2005]

good job!!! nice landing!! that must have been great doing it solo for the first time!!!! I would love to get my pilots license someday!!!