1st Solo!!! (Abigail's Private Pilot Journey)

[Music] all right i'm getting out good luck we'll see you on the flip side all right and by the way i hope you don't like that shirt you're wearing on this episode join me and abigail as she completes her first solo [Music] heading set altitude set parking brake released all right landing lights as needed navigation lights transponders at the altitude all right all right i'm just a passenger today okay i lost you bob where are you right over stampede are calm so i'm going to land to the north but i'm going to make a pattern here temple traffic 4 5 november is clear runway 33 at temple [Applause] temple tropic tampico 546 papa charlie taxing onto 3-3 for departure temple looks like clemson is your final's clear all right we have 3-3 on asphalt slowly come in on 3-3 on compass and on heading indicator all right we'll have to take off and storage crosswind for landing to the forward gauge is in the green air speed's coming alive all right i'm behind me oh okay i was looking for you i'll tell you what you're going in there you have to land faster than i do i'm gonna make a right 360. drop put them in early to slow the airplane more finals clear [Music] we're gonna go clear the runway okay all right all right so come over here behind this arrow all right i'm telling betsy you're up i'm in this incognito today okay all right so let's go ahead and stop set your parking brake let's chat for a sec all right now let's run the after landing checklist all right flaps up and and just go to the take off position because you're going to be taken back off here shortly there you go carb cold mixture lean all right so i'm allergic so how you feel excited all right so just take your time fly the airplane when you land come to a full stop now if you land long or something then i'll probably have you clear the runway but as long as you have plenty of runway and you and i are both comfortable i'm just gonna have you do a stop and go all right okay on the runway i'm gonna have the radio all right i'm at the radio to listen to traffic help you out if i need to i will be there if you need anything it's it's just going to be a day that you'll remember for the rest of your life as far as that last line goes just remember to try to keep it up a little bit longer and and what's equally important it's one thing to land a little bit on the harder side but what's really important is to make sure the airplane is going straight down the runway that's the big thing even going straight down the runway and then if something happens and you balloon and you get way up high and it looks ugly power in it and go around if it's anything that makes you feel uncomfortable you're the pilot in command when i get out this aircraft you're the pilot in command buck falls right here because i can't do anything except talk to you through that radio all right the number one priority no matter what fly the airplane fly the airplane fly the airplane first and everything else is secondary you're you're going to remember this for the rest of your life and i'm glad that i've had the opportunity so when you get done we'll talk i'll be talking to you and everything um i'll be somewhere located on the field i'm not exactly sure yet but i'll be able to keep an eye on you and watch so just do everything as if i'm sitting here but just remember i'm not here like i said the airplane is going to climb faster okay okay any questions um how many uh landings do you think we gotta do we're gonna take one at a time all right my goal is three but we're gonna take one landing at a time so um i'll be able to hear you through the radio we're gonna do a radio check as soon as as soon as i get out the airplane we do a radio check all right okay i'm getting out good luck we'll see you on the flip side all right and by the way i hope you don't like that shirt you're wearing all right i'm out all in right bit all right go have some fun sounds good oh we got a solo first solo good luck papa charlie thank you you will do awesome parking brake released fights as needed transponder set to altitude [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] 546 papa charlie final 1-3-3 temple [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] very nice thank you come to a complete stop get everything set up just like you want it and let's do another trip around the pattern just like you just did all right sounds good on this day abigail achieved three full stop landings with complete success there's a rite of passage in aviation for both students and flight instructors the rite of passage is not to be taken lightly there is no greater day for a pilot than the day that they take an airplane off the ground and bring it back safely under complete and total control congratulations it looked really good so what i want you to do is when you're ready enable and comfortable go ahead and clear the runway run through your checklist and let's tax you back to the hangar and i'll meet you there sounds good you just made history thanks the rite of passage in aviation for both pilots and flight instructors are both proven at the moment a student takes to the sky and becomes an aviator [Music] continue following along by subscribing and checking out more videos on this channel come along next episode as i take my son adam out on late but cannon in the float plane until next episode fly safe keep learning and never give up on a dream so long [Music]

Channel: All American Aviation

Views: 382,946

Keywords: aviation, flying, tampico, first solo, 1st solo, solo, aviate, all american, learn to fly, aviation education, dreams, flight, airplane, aircraft, how to fly, what's a first solo like, how is a first solo, when can I solo, where to fly, is soloing scary, female pilot, women in aviation, women, women pilot, texas aviation, temple texas airport, tpl, happy flying

Id: y400wp2wBuI

Length: 11min 48sec (708 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 24 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Goober_94]

I love first solo videos.

[u/Alii_baba]

Just wondering what is the legal age to fly and airplane?

[u/1Tikitorch]

Abigail, Congratulations 🎈 way to go 👍👍