GmeisteR Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) Did my first solo flight last night. did a few pick ups and set downs with some pedal turns and hover taxi's. here is the clip of the VERY FIRST solo pickup taxi and set down ! I had 28.6 hours SPECAILS THANKS Goes out to Palm Beach Helicopters for making this all possible ! Edited October 28, 2010 by GmeisteR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csw1000 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Pretty cool. It looked like it went really well. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneCoqui Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironranger Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Congratulations! It looks like you did a great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copter doctor Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 congrats, looked good. Enjoy the solos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wileymo Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Congrats man. Can't wait till its my turn. Hope to start training in a year. Wanted to do it my whole life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmeisteR Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Thanks guys ! It was a blast ! The r22 went down for its 100 hour today so i didnt get to solo today but we are hoping for tomorrow ! which if i get too i will get to do my first traffic patterns ! woohoo ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzchopper Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 That is awesome. Glad you were able to make your dream of flying helicopters come true. Congrats to you again. Fly safe, stay relaxed and don't forget to breath while you're grining from ear to ear. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 You did great! very smooth, very controlled...just the way you want to be. Good landing too! I wish they had a video of when I solo'd, then again, maybe its best that there's no record of it! Congrats. Goldy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmeisteR Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 lol thanks guys let's just hope the first traffic pattern goes as smoothly ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorrodent Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Did my first solo flight last night. did a few pick ups and set downs with some pedal turns and hover taxi's. here is the clip of the VERY FIRST solo pickup taxi and set down ! I had 28.6 hours SPECAILS THANKS Goes out to Palm Beach Helicopters for making this all possible ! Congrats!! Now wipe that grin off your face and get to work.... Rotorrodent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmeisteR Posted October 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 (edited) Did my first patterns ! I taxi'ed to the runway and hover there for about a full minute trying to get the guts up to take off lol. but then i just said to myself "Ok, it's go time ! " and pushed the cyclic forward and once I hit about 10 knots I immediately thought wow, this really is not much different. haha, but over all it went amazing. perfectLY smooth and straight take off's and approaches were spot on, did not have to extend an approach. I just can't explain how hitting ETL for the first time solo feels, it was so amazing. course most of you know what I mean Also, keep in mind that before starting my training, I had only been in a helicopter 1 time and that was for a 5 minute tour down the beach. Previous to that, i have never flown before, not fixed wing or anything. so taking off for me was a big deal lol Edited October 31, 2010 by GmeisteR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberchris Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 congrats that is so awesome!!!!!!! ive never flown aircraft myself, yet, but i remember my first solo skydive when i graduated AFF. nothing like it. keep on rockin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I immediately thought wow, this really is not much different. Not much different except the extreme amount of power suddenly available! You can climb out at 1500fpm if you're not careful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmeisteR Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 yeah, I was more or less worried about the wind and how it would effect me. but the extra power is actually kinda of a nice comfort zone(at least to me it is). but yeah I just took off slow and controlled. I didn't try to take off like i normally would. I just eased forward on the cyclic without adding an collective and it worked out perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frumplestiltskin Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Congrats GmeisteR! What a feeling doing the first solo, one really big milestone in many to come. Pat yourself on the back. I just did my first solo XC flight on Friday morning (in an R22), now THAT really tests your knowledge and comfort! Best of luck as you continue your training! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmeisteR Posted November 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Yeah I two one- hour solos coming up one thursday and one friday, then next week i will be doing my first X-Country solo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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