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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Today, June 16, 2008 at 11:10AM CST my instructor signed me off for my first solo.  N5SL and I left the earth in a great leap and climbed to pattern altitude in record time.  I turned crosswind, downwind, then base and final and brought us back to earth for a truly memorable occasion.  What a ride! I did several more before I had to lock her up and get off to work for at least part of the day.



She flies a lot faster and climbs like crazy with just my 170 lbs.  I can't wait to get to the airport tomorrow and practice some more. One of the notoriously shy hangar dwellers walked over and told me how good he thought my engine sounded.  He didn't even notice I was flying alone for the first time!  My daughters got my t-shirt and colored it up with sharpies and I treasure it.   Thinking of making a frame of some kind. What a great day!



Scott Laughlin

601XL/Corvair

www.cooknwithgas.com

Martin Pohl

Joined: 30 Jan 2006
Posts: 118
Location: CH-8645 Jona SG, Switzerland

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Hey Scott, great news, congratulations!!!



Sounds like as you did a perfect job. By the way, I am jealous about your engine sound. The "music" of the 912S on my XL won't be even close to what your airplane must sound...



Cheers Martin

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ashontz

Joined: 27 Dec 2006
Posts: 723

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:13 am Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Congratulations Scott!



So you're taking lessons in your own plane then? That's cool. I was under the impression you already had a license though. Good luck with everything. Sounds like you have a good instructor being that he's willing to give you lessons in a experimental.

Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:26 am Post subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Scott,



Congratulations!!!  Flying an airplane SOLO, that you built SOLO, from scratch, has to rank up there with the greatest!



Jay in Dallas

"cookwithgas" <cookwithgas(at)hotmail.com> wrote:



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Today, June 16, 2008 at 11:10AM CST my instructor signed me off for my first solo.  N5SL and I left the earth in a great leap and climbed to pattern altitude in record time.  I turned crosswind, downwind, then base and final and brought us back to earth for a truly memorable occasion.  What a ride! I did several more before I had to lock her up and get off to work for at least part of the day.



She flies a lot faster and climbs like crazy with just my 170 lbs.  I can't wait to get to the airport tomorrow and practice some more. One of the notoriously shy hangar dwellers walked over and told me how good he thought my engine sounded.  He didn't even notice I was flying alone for the first time!  My daughters got my t-shirt and colored it up with sharpies and I treasure it.   Thinking of making a frame of some kind. What a great day!



Scott Laughlin

601XL/Corvair

www.cooknwithgas.com





Read this topic online here:



http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=188225#188225

kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Congratulations Scott! 



What hoops did you have to jump through to get in instruction in your own EHB? 



Kevin

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sdthatcher

Joined: 13 Mar 2008
Posts: 91
Location: Port Saint Lucie

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Congratulations Scott !  What a fantastic feeling to make that first solo!

I remember still that feeling I had some 50 years ago in a J3.



Scott Thatcher

601XL with Corvair Power

 	  Quote: 	
		   Time: 09:24:35 PM PST US

 Subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

 From: "cookwithgas" <cookwithgas(at)hotmail.com>

 Today, June 16, 2008 at 11:10AM CST my instructor signed me off for my

first solo.
	


 	  Quote: 	
		   N5SL and I left the earth in a great leap and climbed to pattern altitude

 in record time.  I turned crosswind, downwind, then base and final and

brought
	


 	  Quote: 	
		   us back to earth for a truly memorable occasion.  What a ride! I did

several
	


 	  Quote: 	
		   more before I had to lock her up and get off to work for at least part of

the
	


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		   day.



 She flies a lot faster and climbs like crazy with just my 170 lbs.  I

can't wait
	


 	  Quote: 	
		   to get to the airport tomorrow and practice some more. One of the

notoriously
	


 	  Quote: 	
		   shy hangar dwellers walked over and told me how good he thought my engine

sounded.
	


 	  Quote: 	
		   He didn't even notice I was flying alone for the first time!  My daughters

 got my t-shirt and colored it up with sharpies and I treasure it.

Thinking
	


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		   of making a frame of some kind. What a great day!



 Scott Laughlin

 601XL/Corvair

 www.cooknwithgas.com

 Read this topic online here:



 http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=188225#188225

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Gig Giacona

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1416
Location: El Dorado Arkansas USA

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Congratulations !!!



A huge day made even better because you did it in a plane you built.



As for finding instructors to teach in an experimental. Folks just need to find REAL instructors and not time builders. I've already got 2 that have offered free BFRs just to fly in my yet completed plane. The difference being the real instructors love airplanes and not just the idea of sitting in the right seat of a flying bus.

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eldenej(at)yahoo.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

And in a Champ 63 years ago! 

  

Congratulations, Scott. 

  

Elden Jacobson 

xl/3300 under construction



--- On Wed, 6/18/08, Scott Thatcher <s_thatcher(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:

 [quote]From: Scott Thatcher <s_thatcher(at)bellsouth.net>

Subject: Re:1st Solo Today in N5SL

To: zenith601-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 1:41 AM



[quote]--> Zenith601-List message posted by: "Scott Thatcher" <s_thatcher(at)bellsouth.net>  Congratulations Scott !  What a fantastic feeling to make that first solo! I remember still that feeling I had some 50 years ago in a J3.  Scott Thatcher 601XL with Corvair Power   > Time: 09:24:35 PM PST US > Subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL > From: "cookwithgas" <cookwithgas(at)hotmail.com> > > > Today, June 16, 2008 at 11:10AM CST my instructor signed me off for my first solo. > N5SL and I left the earth in a great leap and climbed to pattern altitude > in record time.  I turned crosswind, downwind, then base and final and brought > us back to earth for a truly memorable occasion.  What a ride! I did several > more before I had to lock her up and get off to work for at least part of the > day. > > She flies a lot faster and climbs like crazy with just my 170 lbs.  I can't wait > to get to the airport tomorrow and practice some more. One of the notoriously > shy hangar dwellers walked over and told me how good he thought my engine sounded. > He didn't even notice I was flying alone for the first time!  My daughters > got my t-shirt and colored it up with sharpies and I treasure it. Thinking > of making a frame of some kind. What a great day! > > Scott Laughlin > 601XL/Corvair > www.cooknwithgas.com > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=188225#188225              [quote][b]

ashontz

Joined: 27 Dec 2006
Posts: 723

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

I had a great instructor who understood this and didn't want to see me just renting planes forever. I think he took it as a personal challange to see how well he could teach me. My checkride actually counted as my 40 hour.  I had 39.5 going in and 41 at the end of the checkride, with all the requirements satisfied within the 39.5 hours within a 3 month period. That guy wasn't screwing around. Guy named Renee from Denmark. Cool dude. Super friendly and knowledgable. He used to walk around the FBO quoting FARs ouut of the book just to peeve the owner who was a know-it-all. lol



 	  Gig Giacona wrote: 	
		  Congratulations !!!



A huge day made even better because you did it in a plane you built.



As for finding instructors to teach in an experimental. Folks just need to find REAL instructors and not time builders. I've already got 2 that have offered free BFRs just to fly in my yet completed plane. The difference being the real instructors love airplanes and not just the idea of sitting in the right seat of a flying bus.

jmaynard

Joined: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 394
Location: Fairmont, MN (FRM)

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 01:23:33PM -0700, Elden Jacobson wrote:

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		   --- On Wed, 6/18/08, Scott Thatcher &lt;s_thatcher(at)bellsouth.net&gt; wrote:

 > Congratulations Scott !  What a fantastic feeling to make that first solo!

 > I remember still that feeling I had some 50 years ago in a J3.

 And in a Champ 63 years ago!


	


My first solo was 20 years ago next Thursday. That started me on the path

that has me in my own airplane. You're doing something I waited far too long

to do. Congratulations!

-- 

Jay Maynard, K5ZC                   http://www.conmicro.com

http://jmaynard.livejournal.com      http://www.tronguy.net

Fairmont, MN (FRM)                        (Yes, that's me!)

AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (got it!)

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ashontz

Joined: 27 Dec 2006
Posts: 723

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

14 years for me.



 	  jmaynard wrote: 	
		  On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 01:23:33PM -0700, Elden Jacobson wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   --- On Wed, 6/18/08, Scott Thatcher &lt;s_thatcher(at)bellsouth.net&gt; wrote:

 > Congratulations Scott !  What a fantastic feeling to make that first solo!

 > I remember still that feeling I had some 50 years ago in a J3.

 And in a Champ 63 years ago!



	


My first solo was 20 years ago next Thursday. That started me on the path

that has me in my own airplane. You're doing something I waited far too long

to do. Congratulations!

-- 

Jay Maynard, K5ZC                   http://www.conmicro.com

http://jmaynard.livejournal.com      http://www.tronguy.net

Fairmont, MN (FRM)                        (Yes, that's me!)

AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (got it!)

Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 685
Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Congratulations Scott. That's gotta be a great feeling of accomplishment.

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Terry Phillips

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 346
Location: Corvallis, MT

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Congratulations Scott. You have built a beautiful airplane. Good luck on 

completing your pilot's license.



Terry

At 09:24 PM 6/16/2008 -0700, you wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		  Today, June 16, 2008 at 11:10AM CST my instructor signed me off for my 

first solo.  N5SL and I left the earth in a great leap and climbed to 

pattern altitude in record time.  I turned crosswind, downwind, then base 

and final and brought us back to earth for a truly memorable 

occasion.  What a ride! I did several more before I had to lock her up and 

get off to work for at least part of the day.


	




Terry Phillips

ttp44~at~rkymtn.net

Corvallis MT

601XL/Jab 3300 s .. l .. o .. o .. w build kit - Tail, flaps, & ailerons 

are done; working on the wings

http://www.mykitlog.com/N47TP/

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TxDave

Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 168
Location: Temple, TX

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:39 am Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Way to go, Scott! We all know how much time and effort it took for you to get to this point. I'm sure the payoff is everything you thought it would be.



Dave Clay

LHusky

Joined: 19 Jun 2008
Posts: 86
Location: Madras, Oregon

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Scott, I soloed in a Cessna 172.  I envy you for the fact that you get to fly and do your cross country flights in your own aircraft.  I am still building, but flying a Cessna, so it is not all bad.  Congrats!  Now the fun begins.  It is amazing how much more you will learn after the Solo. 



Larry Husky 

Madras, Oregon

leinad

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 283
Location: Central Virginia

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Scott,

Way to go!  I know how exciting my first solo was, and I can't imagine what it would have been like in my own hand built airplane.

Congratulations from Virginia!

Dan Dempsey

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cookwithgas

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 159

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: Re: 1st Solo Today in N5SL

Thanks guys!  



It continues to be a great experience.  Yesterday I got up early and went out to the airport.  I topped off the tanks and went flying.  I just flew around and looked at stuff.  By myself.  WOW!  That was a great experience.  That was another first for me to go to the airport by myself and just fly around.  



A piper cub was getting fuel during one of my touch-and-go's and he radio'd me to ask what kind of an engine I had.  He he said he liked the sound of it.  More than anything, I get comments about how my engine sounds.  No more questions about what color it is going to be.  



If you are building right now, just get it built.  Don't worry about green vs red scotch-brite or painting vs. polishing or powder-coating or changing the design in any way - just get it built and fly it because it is a blast.  

Scott Laughlin

Omaha, Nebraska

601XL/Corvair

Finished and Flying

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