MULTIPLE ‘FIRST SOLO’ FLIGHTS

Find more opportunities to be alone in the cockpit beyond the milestone moment.

LEROY COOK

When we talk about flying solo, we’re usually speaking of doing so as the only occupant of an aircraft. And when we talk in a capitalized quote of “My First Solo,” we generally mean the first time we were ever aloft by ourselves. Whatever the occasion, being alone in the cockpit always gives us cause for reflection and a little extra time to count our blessings. Foremost among those is the ability to be a pilot in a great country for aviation. That said, you have lots of opportunities for making “first solo” flights, including ones taken not by choice but by necessity. Some are the ones we make in single-seat airplanes. Taking off in an airplane with no way to “get some dual,” or even to ride along to…

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Plane & Pilot (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2023

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