Pilot Training: Day 08 – First solo airplane flight

Finally my first solo flight in Utva 75 aircraft happened today. After 9 hours of flight time in 8 days of training my instructor thought I was capable of flying solo and today stepped out of the airplane for the first time.

I already had a first solo flight when I was in the glider training so this did not hit me with excitement as that one did but it was still incredible. Incredibly good feeling. Piloting that sturdy machine and landing it back safely is such fun.

I did not imagine it will take me only 8 days to fly an airplane, but still I have covered only about 20% of the training. I still have to do a lot of learning, flying routes, navigation, communication. Again it seems overwhelming but at least I am a step closer.

Here is the video of my first solo landing.

And here is the face of the happy man.

Happy Pilot

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11 Comments

  1. Ivan | SEO Consultant
    Jun 23rd, 2009

    Not bad for the first time? :)

  2. Rajasekharan
    Jun 20th, 2009

    Did you feel ...scared? Like you are going too fast?

  3. Dick Kirkland
    Jun 18th, 2009

    Congratulations Vladimir!
    Looks like a smooth landing.

  4. Kurt
    Jun 17th, 2009

    Congratz Vladimir, I know the feeling, did it myself many many years ago

  5. David Radovanovic
    Jun 17th, 2009

    Congratulations!

  6. ahdont
    Jun 17th, 2009

    nice flare there. keep posting the updates. now you have done solo, so no more normal landing for you then?

  7. Jun 16th, 2009

    Dave in airplane the higher you are the safer it is as the pilot has more time to properly react to trouble. Flying 50ft from the ground is considered extremely dangerous. As for the pic, I'll remember the advice for my online dating profile ;)

  8. Dave
    Jun 16th, 2009

    ps... thats the best picture I have seen of you ,,, you should use it on your homepage.. ( Jane agrees)

  9. Dave
    Jun 16th, 2009

    Its not so much the plane , its more the height , if you agree to fly 50ft from the floor then you can come and get me .. lol

  10. Jun 16th, 2009

    You will with me, I'm gonna fly over and pick you up :)

  11. Dave
    Jun 16th, 2009

    Well done my friend, still not going up with you thou... :)

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