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by **tomkilpatrick** » Wed May 06, 2015 4:11 pm

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

by **Ian Warren** » Wed May 06, 2015 4:50 pm

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 B-)

by **dbcunnz** » Wed May 06, 2015 4:59 pm

Congratulations Tom well done now the pocket starts to get drained for more flying :thumbup:

by **jpreou** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:06 pm

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).

by **scaber** » Wed May 06, 2015 5:22 pm

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 :cheers:

by **emfrat** » Wed May 06, 2015 9:29 pm

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. :thumbup:

by **chopper_nut** » Wed May 06, 2015 10:02 pm

Well done mate, a great day for sure. I hope you took photos afterwards, it's something to remember.

by **HardCorePawn** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:27 pm

Just happened to be passing by... figured I'd pop in and say "Well done Tom!" :plane:

I still remember my first solo... and that was nearly 15 years ago! 27/05/2000...

by **NZ255** » Fri May 08, 2015 12:05 am

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

by **K5054NZ** » Fri May 08, 2015 4:27 pm

Bravo Tom! I had two lessons with Wanganui Aero Club when I turned 15, great place to learn. Well done!!! :groupwave:

by **Dean** » Fri May 08, 2015 5:39 pm

Nice Bowe adaptation there Ian! And a big congrats to Major Tom

by **Ian Warren** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:51 pm

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

by **Lindstrim** » Fri May 08, 2015 8:37 pm

Nice work. It's a certainly a wonderful feeling

by **BruceR** » Sat May 09, 2015 3:37 pm

Well done. You only get one first solo. You'll never get another one. I'm sure you'll always remember it.

Bruce Ross

by **ardypilot** » Fri May 15, 2015 8:12 pm

Bit late with the congrats, but well done Tom!

by **Splitpin** » Fri May 15, 2015 9:07 pm

TOM THE BOMB !! I missed this ..... :clap:

your on your way mate ......excellent stuff :rockon:

by **HamiltonWest** » Sun May 17, 2015 8:29 am

Splitpin wrote:TOM THE BOMB !! I missed this ..... your on your way mate ......excellent stuff

by **cowpatz** » Sun May 17, 2015 10:02 am

I have only just strayed on to this post however Well done Tom.
First solo....... an ambivalent mix of sheer joy and sheer terror.

by **tomkilpatrick** » Thu May 28, 2015 9:46 pm

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!

by **Ian Warren** » Fri May 29, 2015 9:32 am

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 B-)

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