Solo flight

[cjsmith]

A friend of mine soloed today. I'm incredibly pleased, all the more so because he's worked very hard for this. Y'all probably don't know him, and heck I don't even know him WELL, but I'm happy for him.

I'm always happy when a new pilot flies an aircraft alone for the first time. It's a big accomplishment. I'm even happier this time because I know how much effort it took on his part. I love seeing people accomplish things that aren't easy -- things that stretch their abilities a bit, things that make them learn, make them try, make them grow. Enough stuff is like that for me that I'm heartened any time someone succeeds.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I hear ya. I ran out of money twice and finally got to solo (and license) the third time. Fourteen years from first lesson to license. :-) It's not a cheap hobby!