Sims

Nomen Nescio writes:

Speaking strictly for myself....No, there has never been a moment
of flying that has been quite as good as my first solo. There were many
moments that were close. But no, never quite as good as the first time
I sat at the end of the runway and pushed the throttle forward knowing that
once I cleared the ground, nobody but ME was going to get that plane back
down in one piece.

Of course, you will never understand that, let alone experience it.

Yes, nobody _ever_ experiences a moment of independence except for pilots on
their first solo.