How true! I soloed over 50 years ago and I can still remember everything
about the flight like it was yesterday.

Interesting. I really don't remember much about my first solo. It
wasn't a big deal. I was ready to solo at something like twelve hours,
but some paperwork still needed to be completed. So, we did post
solo-stuff until the paperwork was done, and at seventeen hours I
soloed. I think I went three times around the pattern; I remember
telling my instructor later that I had come in a little low the second
time, and added power; he said he noticed that and I did the right
thing. Or something like that.

I also remember him telling me to expect better climb performance
without the extra body in the plane.

Jose
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