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January 31st, 2007, 10:47
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Little Rock, AR
Posts: 34
 |  New Member - Solo Since this is my first post I just wanted say how thankful I am for this website. It has been a great source of information for me. I have been reading the forums for a while now and finally decided to start posting. Just a little about me, I have had two lessons so far and logged 3.6 hours. Im flying out of KLIT at my local FBO. I love it so far, however Im a little anxious about my first milestone, the solo. My instuctor says im picking up everything like I should but im not sure when I will be ready. How long did it take you guys to solo? |
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January 31st, 2007, 10:52
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gretna, LA
Posts: 2,544
  | Re: New Member - Solo Welcome to JetCareers! |
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January 31st, 2007, 11:36
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| Old Skool  | Re: New Member - Solo Welcome to JC! Search the forum for the solo answer - many, many threads on it. In case you don't want to search, people's times have ranged from 5 to 25 hours. Keep in mind though, the hour level you solo at isn't particularly important in the long run. |
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January 31st, 2007, 12:02
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles soon to be phx
Posts: 2,471
| Re: New Member - Solo sorry for the late reply but welcome to the wonderful world of jetcareers.  |
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January 31st, 2007, 13:02
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in search of the elusive "BowieGoat."
Posts: 422
| Re: New Member - Solo When you do solo, don't do any high speed passes over any control towers....or an admiral's daughter.... |
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January 31st, 2007, 13:54
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KSAT & K1T7
Posts: 471
| Re: New Member - Solo Welcome to JetCareers. It took me from the time of my first flight until my first solo about 2 weeks. It really depends on how often you train. Good luck to you!
__________________ "Failure to prepare, is preparing to fail!" |
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January 31st, 2007, 14:15
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Henderson, NV
Posts: 263
| Re: New Member - Solo Hey man. Welcome to the board! And don't worry about how long it takes you to solo. It will happen when your ready, and thats all that matters! |
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January 31st, 2007, 17:00
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Everywhere
Posts: 1,108
| Re: New Member - Solo Welcome to the board and aviation!!!! As others have said, time to solo isn't important. What is important is that you know what you are doing when you do! |
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February 1st, 2007, 00:13
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Little Rock, AR
Posts: 34
| Re: New Member - Solo Thanks for the info! Yeah I searched and found a lot on the subject. Should have done a little leg work before posting. |
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February 1st, 2007, 04:38
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Des Moines, Iowa (based in IAH)
Posts: 1,056
| Re: New Member - Solo Welcome to the forum, and don't even worry about the solo. I got a German dude his private in 36 days but it took him 20+ hours to solo, just because the weather wasn't favorable. A lot of people solo in 9-12 hours, but it really isn't necessary. The student I'm talking about finished in a respectable 46 or so hours. Your instructor may have a plan in place, so don't measure your progress solely on how long it takes to solo. Mike |
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