I did something cool today. My first solo!

forgop · 12-12-2012, 04:34 PM

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.

omowasu · 12-12-2012, 05:46 PM

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.

12-12-2012, 04:34 PM	#1
forgop Not a puffer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Duane Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,869 Trading: (40)	Re: I did something cool today. My first solo! 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.

12-12-2012, 05:46 PM	#2
omowasu Fell ROTT Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Scott II Location: Chicago Posts: 288 Trading: (3)	Re: I did something cool today. My first solo! 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. __________________ If I had something smart to say, I would definitely put it here.