So, I started taking flying lessons recently. I have always wanted to get my private pilot license and fly in the backcountry. This morning, I soloed for the first time. IT WAS AWESOME!!!

I expected to be pretty nervous. In all actuality, I wasn't too worked up. My instructor prepared me well, I guess.

I expected to enjoy this endeavor. I wish I hadn't waited as long as I had. If anyone else has been talking about it... do it. You will NOT regret it.

This calls for a celebratory smoke.
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Congrats Zach... I bet the really was awesome... :-)
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Dude that is awesome!
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Man I bet that was something else......great feeling.....congrats!!!
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It had to have been a great feeling of pride and freedom, congrats Zach
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Congrats brother, thats an awesome accomplishment.
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How long did it take to get your license
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That is great brother .. Congrats to you sir ...
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That is sweet, congrats!!!
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Most excellent!

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:-)
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Congrats on the solo brother
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Awesome, Zach, congrats! :-)
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Thanks, everyone!

I don't have my Private Pilots license yet. I still have another ~30 hours or so before I will receive my Private. I guess I now officially have my Student Pilot License, which doesn't really mean much. :-)

So, another few months and I hope to have that. Then I will really be dangerous! :-)
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Congrats...it's a great feeling. I did my first solo in a C-150 that someone else ended up crashing and then moved onto Cherokee 140's which I liked a lot better. Of course, someone else ended up crashing it too.

What are you flying in and what's the going rate in your neck of the woods? A C-152 here is better than $100/hr. I think when I decide to start flying again, I'm going to get a 1/4 share or something instead.
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Congratulations, that is an accomplishment. I have a PP license and soloed some time ago. Learned in a 152 and flew a Cherokee recently. It takes some brass... uh, shoes... to fly a single engine solo especially in the back country or in turbulence.

Its an expensive hobby and once you fly in a glass cockpit single, you wont want to go back to steam gauges. Glass around here is 150.00+ per engine running hour. Tower delays get really, really costly.
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Congrats brother!! :-)
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That's pretty awesome! Congratulations!
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Congratulations! :-)
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Congratulations! I fly a lot....in a commercial airliner. I will leave the actual operation of the aircraft to adventurous souls like you!
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