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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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 Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:50 am Post subject: Solo! at last...shirttail cutting? |
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I made sure that I wore a shirt that I was willing to sacrifice, but no
mention was made of the shirttail cutting. I later spoke of that
practice with a friend, and he said that they don't do that much around
here. I had seen shirttails hanging in other training areas, but not
around here. In fact, when I got dressed for the day, I put on a
Kitfox shirt....willing to have it cut if it meant soloing. Does it
still count if I cut it myself? Sounds a little
self-congratulatory...almost like soloing sex, eh?
Lynn
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On Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at 06:04 PM, John Marzulli wrote:
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<john.marzulli(at)gmail.com>
Congratulations!
Make sure that you cut a shirt.
John in Seattle
http://701Builder.blogspot.com
On 6/20/06, Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net> wrote:
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> I just did my first 5 solo flights in anything today....well, except
> for jumping off the porch as a kid with a pillow case for a 'chute,
> but
> I digress.
>
> Yup, the day finally came, and my instructor got out after we made 4
> or
> 5 practice landings, and asked if I wanted to take it around. I
> couldn't get the door closed fast enough behind his departing body. I
> made 3 flights around the Napoleon (3NP) grass "complex" and reported
> back to him, then made 2 more. Then we flew it back home to my
> slightly
> more tricky field with trees closer in, and I landed there. He wants
> to
> keep me on a day-to-day basis as far as the first few days after
> "birth", then he'll give me the go-ahead to venture out and start
> learning what flying is all about.
>
> Did I mention that the plane is a Kitfox? And man, that Jabiru 2200
> power can really be felt when the 225-pound instructor got out! It
> floats a bit more on landing, but sure gets off the ground quick.
> Lynn
> Kitfox IV...Jabiru 2200
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>
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John Marzulli
http://701Builder.blogspot.com/
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: Solo! at last...shirttail cutting? |
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At 03:50 AM 6/21/2006, you wrote:
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self-congratulatory...almost like soloing sex, eh?
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Well. For me the first time WAS solo. (ROFLOL!.)
I didn't cut a shirt though. (ROFLOLSM!)
Seriously though - congratulations on solo. I remember the event being
somewhat anticlimactic, (I was over-trained,) but I well remember the first
few solo flights away from the field and associated feeling of accomplishment.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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