URL: http://www.flightadventures.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi
Forum: DCForumID1
Thread Number: 125
[ Go back to previous page ]

Original Message
"1st Solo!"
Posted by Ben Chiu on 10-21-01 at 22:33z

____________________

First Solo!
On behalf of FlightAdventures and the VPC Crew, we'd like to congratulate Craig (VPC callsign "craiger") Kaplan on his first solo!
Craig soloed in 11 hours (during his 10th lesson in an airplane) using our Weekend-to-Solo(tm) flight training program to help him transition from FS aircraft into the real thing. Well done, Craig!
Does this man look happy or what?!
More pix and details of Craig's solo flight can be found in the FlightAdventures Adventure Logs at http://www.flightadventures.com/log.htm#craig and in the VPC Adventure Logs at http://www.flightadventures.com/log/log_av.htm

Table of contents

RE: 1st Solo!,Madape, 01:52z, 10-22-01
- RE: 1st Solo!,Ben Chiu, 12:19z, 10-22-01
RE: 1st Solo!,Ben Chiu, 12:15z, 10-22-01
RE: 1st Solo!,Mike_Greenwood, 21:59z, 10-22-01
- RE: 1st Solo!,jerryrosie, 10:48z, 10-23-01
  - RE: 1st Solo!,Mike_Greenwood, 10:52z, 10-23-01
    - RE: 1st Solo!,jerryrosie, 08:42z, 10-24-01
      - RE: 1st Solo!,Ben Chiu, 10:55z, 10-24-01
        
        RE: 1st Solo!,Mike_Greenwood, 17:03z, 10-24-01
        
        RE: 1st Solo!,Ben Chiu, 11:25z, 10-25-01
RE: 1st Solo!,Craig Kaplan [Passenger], 14:53z, 10-23-01
- RE: 1st Solo!,James, 08:11z, 10-25-01

Messages in this discussion

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Madape on 10-22-01 at 01:52z

____________________
Congratulations Craig, you look extremely pleasd with yourself!
Sam

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Ben Chiu on 10-22-01 at 12:19z

____________________

Hi Sam:
I seem to recall a similar looking expression on your face when you soloed!
For anyone that hasn't seen it, we've got pix and video of Sam's first solo in the Adventures Logs section too! http://www.flightadventures.com/logs/log_av.htm
Ben

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Ben Chiu on 10-22-01 at 12:15z

____________________

Ack! The second link should be http://www.flightadventures.com/logs/log_av.htm

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Mike_Greenwood on 10-22-01 at 21:59z

A huge "HIGH FIVE" to Craig, *and* his instructor! Hopefully, I will do the same in the not too distant future.
Greenie

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 10-23-01 at 10:48z

>>A huge "HIGH FIVE" to Craig, *and* his instructor! Hopefully, I will do the same in the not too distant future<<
You taking some flight training!?!? How come you been keepin' it a secret?
***Reality - the refuge of those who can't handle simulation***
Cheers, Jerry

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Mike_Greenwood on 10-23-01 at 10:52z

>>You taking some flight training!?!? How come you been keepin' it a secret?<<
Not yet, but I've been talkin' to Ben about it
Greenie

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by jerryrosie on 10-24-01 at 08:42z

Not yet, but I've been talkin' to Ben about it
Great!! Keep us posted.<]:Ź)

***Reality - the refuge of those who can't handle simulation***
Cheers, Jerry

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Ben Chiu on 10-24-01 at 10:55z

____________________

>>Great!! Keep us posted.<]:Ź)<<
We'll be sure to post video and pix as it happens.
Ben

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Mike_Greenwood on 10-24-01 at 17:03z

>>We'll be sure to post video and pix as it happens.<<
OH GAWD!
Greenie

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Ben Chiu on 10-25-01 at 11:25z

____________________

>>OH GAWD!<<
Yep, we'll have to make an example of you. Heh!
Ben

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by Craig Kaplan [Passenger] on 10-23-01 at 14:53z

Hi Guys... pretty cool huh? I have been flying quite a bit after that solo. Having a great time and learning a huge amount from my instructor, Ben Chiu. Getting ready to start doing cross countries and am really looking forward to that. As everyone else always says... I only wish I had done this twenty years ago!

"RE: 1st Solo!"
Posted by James on 10-25-01 at 08:11z

Yo Craig,
Nice one my friend <s>. I re started my PPL(H) a while ago but due to lack of funds it's back on hold at present. That'll teach me for letting my hours slip by without doing any thing about it ;-(
James.