Hey everybody, im new to this group but I just had to tell people that
I did my first solo flight today! Bring on the congrats

Whooo-hoo! Way to go!

Without warning, my instructor told me to pull up the the terminal, and got out
of the plane and told me to do a circuit on my own. It went great...

That's the best way to do it -- you don't have a chance to get nervous!
My CFI did the same thing to me, and it went great.

When I got back my insturctor dumped a bucket of water on
me and I suppose it was some sort of tradition in my flight school.

Whew -- I'm glad my CFI didn't do that to me, since I soloed in the
late fall, in Wisconsin!

He also didn't tear my shirt off, but did have me "bring an old
T-shirt" in from home, for the purposes of writing the date and
circumstances of my solo flight.

That shirt hung in the FBO until I got my ticket, and has since been
hanging proudly on my rec-room wall (right next to Mary's) for years
now...

P.S. Flying solo is so much more fun than with an instructor aint it?

That's a good sign that you were ready. Shoot, I was kinda missing my
CFI, at first. It took a few more solo flights for me to appreciate
his absence...

Good job -- welcome to the club!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"