Flying solo, too!!!

[race9]

Well, today is my 16th birthday, and I flew solo! Ironically enough, I still have to wait 3 months before I can get my drivers license, but I already have my student pilot license. Here are some pictures:
















The wind was a pretty strong crosswind, which is why I landed like this.













Now, if I could only convince Jimmy....

[No1FBfan]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Congratulations.

[R-Model]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

AWESOME! Welcome to the club Ryan!!!

[MikeS]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Hooray! Congratulations! You can count me as a jealous "older guy".

[Peashooter]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Congrats! I still have the '46 Champ that I soloed about a month after my 16th birthday. It's been in our family for 45 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MenCxRAh6dw

[Funflyer]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Congratulations Ryan, I am sure you made Jimmy one PROUD GRANDPA today. Rad

[race9]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Congrats! I still have the '46 Champ that I soloed about a month after my 16th birthday. It's been in our family for 45 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MenCxRAh6dw

The C-3 was owned by my great-grandfather back in '32, and we managed to get it back in the 70's.

[FlyKidChris]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Ryan,
Congratulations. A Cub and a C-3, very cool.
Didn't your Dad get to solo Cloud Dancer at 16 or so? Are you admitting his "negotiating" skills are better than yours?
Best wishes and blue skies,
Chris

[race9]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Well, he was almost 17, and had 200 hours in a T-6, which I dont. Plus, P-51's were alot cheaper back then than now.

[FlyKidChris]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Ryan,
I hope you took my comments as simple teasing. To be sincere, I'm jealous; I soloed (1977) in a virtually new Cessna 152. Let's see, Cessna vs. Cub and C-3... ...Yup, Cub and C-3 win every time.
Years ago, one of the local pilots had rebuilt a Cub with his teenage son. After completion, the Cub was given to the son. One of the local old-timers made a comment like, "There ought to be a law against that; such a young guy with a Cub." I said, "No, there ought to be law requiring that."
I do think you should add some race numbers to the Cub and C-3. For the Cub, how about 1/9th and for the C-3, 1/99th?
Blue skies,
Chris

[race9]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Yea, I know you were kidding.

[SCEPTER]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

good job Ryan! I wish I started when I was 16! I'm an old fart (35)

[ignomini]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Congratulations Ryan. What a great venue, and two great airplanes.

On my 16th birthday I went down to the DMV and got my driver's license, then out to the airport to solo. Winds were bad that day, so I soloed a couple days later. Interesting coincidence, my father had the Cub in which I soloed, and an Aeronca C-2, but it wasn't flyable in those days.

[fenceliner01]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

good job! congratulations - don't forget to start thinking about a college degree so you can take it even further!

[race9]

Re: Flying solo, too!!!

Yep! Hoping to go to Embry-Riddle and major in aeronautical engineering.