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September 7th, 2007, 10:03
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Congrats. I don't know about you, but I was amazed at how quickly the plane left the ground without the weight of my instructor on board. What a thrill! 
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September 7th, 2007, 10:22
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Congratulations Pam!!!!!!!!!!! 
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September 7th, 2007, 10:44
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Excellent Pam!  Congratulations!
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September 7th, 2007, 10:48
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Congratulations, Pam! Love the new name.
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September 7th, 2007, 11:01
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Congrats, Boobs.
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September 7th, 2007, 11:07
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I told you last night, but it bears repeating: Wait for it..... OUTSTANDING!!   Proud of ya, sista!!
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September 7th, 2007, 11:13
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 Thanks everyone. I was very excited. I pretty much knew I would probably be soloing last night, so my roommate came to watch and some of the airport bums that I love so much were there to watch too. They cheered me on a little over the radio. I was so nervous though that I'm surprised Ryan was willing to get out of the plane. My normal, decently relaxed state was no where to be found last night. I was so nervous that I started the engine and didn't even put the brakes in... gawd that was embarrassing. I won't even tell you some of the other stupid things I did last night but we did a couple of touch and goes and I loosened up and went back to doing what I knew to do, so by the time he got out, I was feeling a little better. I still made sure to get a hug first though. lol I'm a huggy kind of person. Anyways, I think I did great. I was proud of myself. And once I actually got up there alone, it wasn't nearly as horrifying as I thought it would be. My biggest fear is that I would get up there and get too scared to land on my own, but that of course did not happen. So then the six of us went and had dinner and an overall good time! I couldn't drink last night because I still had to drive home and get up for work early the next morning, but I'm still promised a little booze to celebrate the occassion at a later time!!!
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September 7th, 2007, 11:26
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September 7th, 2007, 12:08
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"My biggest fear is that i would get up there and get to scared to land it alone"Pam,I have never seen one parked up there Just kidding,Great job,and a little case of the hibijibis is a good thing. FLY SAFE T.C.
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September 7th, 2007, 12:15
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September 7th, 2007, 12:16
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WOOHOO! You're signed off as a student pilot now!
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September 7th, 2007, 12:34
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Wahoo!!! Nice job!!!! My hands were shaking for about 2 hours after words, it was such a high when I went on my first solo. It was one of the best days of my life. Again, congradulations!!!
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September 7th, 2007, 12:37
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September 7th, 2007, 12:52
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September 7th, 2007, 12:55
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Sounds good. I use the flight bag a lot too, thank you!!! You rock! P.S. I got a Treo 755P. I LOVE it!
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September 7th, 2007, 13:01
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Congratulations and keep up the good work! It seems like so long ago but I remember every second of my first solo. I didn't get a hug from my instructor before I left though...maybe that's a good thing though. He was a big burly marine and people may have started to talk. Brokeback Airport and all.
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September 7th, 2007, 13:39
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PM me your address and I'll toss it in the mail.
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September 7th, 2007, 14:49
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Pam, Congratulations on attaching a severely hyperventilating body to a vibrating metal craft and flinging both at moderately great speeds into the wild blue yonder. And then with one hand in a death grip on the yoke, and the other hand clutching the throttle, hurtling them repeatedly earthward with complete disregard for Newtonian physics in a glorious combination of woman and machine. (Oh, BTW, I'm not this corny... I'm plagarizi--plaigairisin-- COPYING from the Air Force Pilot training solo certificate. But a heartfelt congrats anyways!) When exactly was this deed, did? I haven't been on JC for a little while.
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September 7th, 2007, 15:00
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pam congratulations!!! one big step in the right direction. keep plugging along and let us know how the rest of your training comes. do you have a checkride scheduled yet? im kidding. keep up the good work.
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September 7th, 2007, 15:02
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Congratulations, Pam!
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September 7th, 2007, 15:02
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September 7th, 2007, 15:03
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yep, folks..pam did a really superb job, especially considering it was beginning to get late. her last landing was at dusk and the landing light wasn't working (of course that was caught on her preflight ). she got to do a night landing last week, getting a taste of the night time visual illusion of being too high near touchdown. anyway, she makes a wonderful student pilot, particularly with regards to consistency..easily one of my best, if not the best, on her radio calls and her procedures in the traffic pattern in general. she's going to continue to make excellent progress..well on her way. congratulations on completing the first phase of your flight training - the first solo.
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September 7th, 2007, 15:07
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I'm a little late here but congrats PaMELa!!! Not bad for a dego chick! |
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September 7th, 2007, 15:21
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WOOOHOOOOO!!!!! Way to go Pam, Its a huge acomplishment, and it only gets better! Great to hear, have fun with the rest.
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