Woo Hoo!!
Holy crap, I solo-ed my plane today twice! The weather was not condusive to flying yesterday, so I prepared myself for this morning instead. I got up early, and was out at the airfield at 7:30 am. I was the only one out there, so I unloaded the plane, filled her up, and planned on practicingf my taxing skills. Well, needless to say, after 4 or 5 runs, I made the mistake of giving it full throttle, and the next thing I knew, my baby was airborne (unintentionally)! With my heart pounding in my throat, I got it into straight and level flight at about 150-200 feet altitude. I made several approach attempts before bringing it back to earth in three large bounces. Once I got my heart rate somewhat back to normal, I refueled and took a break for breakfast. Five other model aviators showed up and congratulated me on my first successful solo flight. I relaxed a little longer while they each took their own planes up. About an hour later, I had summoned the courage to try another flight. Again, I took off with a little effor to keep it straight down the runway, but it really has a lot of left torque. In any event, I was airborne a second time and made a few more attempts at lining up for landing. I brought it back to earth with another 3 bounces, and decided to call it a day and not tempt fate again. I am so happy that today was successful. I hope to do some more simulator practice during the week so that I am prepared for next weekend. This is such a fun hobby. I only wish I hadn’t waited so long to realize my interest in it.
