WOOHOO!

[cjsmith]

My coworker soloed today! Three times around the pattern, takeoff to landing. Even beyond the checkride, the first solo flight seems to be the defining moment for a pilot. I will never forget mine.

I'm bummed that I couldn't be there to see him fly, but Oh Well. He just peeked his head around the door to my cube a couple of minutes ago and wordlessly showed his T-shirt emblazoned SOLO.

I'll get the full scoop when our other pilot coworker is also available to take a chat break. I haven't yet spilled it to him that I was watching Saturday morning in case he soloed then. :-)

YAY first solo! I suspect he will never forget this day.

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[rfrench.livejournal.com]

I don't follow that tradition with my students (this coworker included). I personally hate shopping for clothing so much that I would kill anyone who ruined a perfectly good shirt that I was wearing, so I don't inflict it on anyone else either. Instead what I do is take pictures of their landings and them standing next to the plane, and make a nice collage to hang on the club wall with their name and date.