Next morning, the weather was clear at Ta-Miami Airport and my
instructor called me up for morning schedule flight. I did the pre-flight
checks and was little nervous too as I knew it was the D-day for me. While
taxing the aircraft, my instructor told me important things and we did a two
takeoff and landing circuit. Then he told me to taxi back to the ramp and asked
me about emergency procedures in case of engine failure, fire and stall. I told
him the steps to follow and the directions. After listening to my answer, he
was satisfied and came out of the plane.He asked me that if I was ready to go
solo now and fly the plane. At the point of time, I paused for a while and took
the courage to say yes.
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Final Check before Solo Flight |
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Taxing for Solo Flight |
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Before Take Off Solo Flight |
I taxied back to the runway and told the tower about my first solo flight.This time while holding short of the runaway, I was more vigilant and performed the before takeoff checks twice. I could see from the window that my instructor was looking at my every move and smiling too. Then the call came from tower and I replied that I am ready to take off. I pushed the throttle forward and my focus on keeping the airplane straight on the centre of the runway.
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First Solo Take Off |
I did a small
prayer thanking my parents and then I took off with pride and focused on
my flying. Next followed the traffic pattern and answering the radio calls, I
entered the final phase monitoring my airspeed and getting the landing checks
done; I descended down and landed the plane on the runway centreline. After
landing, I pushed the throttle again and followed the pattern two times before
making a soft landing to the runway and getting back to ramp. I could see the
excitement and thrill in my instructor face when I came back. This was the
moment for me when I put the fears behind and got the courage to fly the
airplane as Pilot in Command.
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After Landing Solo Flight |
After my solo flight,I was full of confidence and felt happy on achievement of this first milestone.Everyone in life have some aim and dream about something and one should stay focus to achieve them and never leave them without completing the target.It is all due to efforts of my instructor and parents who have helped me in earning my commercial pilot license today.
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