davedlg 0 #26 January 1, 2008 Congrats! I've got one of those around somewhere. No go enjoy your solo x-countries. Those were some of the most fun flights I ever did. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #27 January 1, 2008 Actually, my CFI said not that many people are interested in the tradition anymore.I've noticed the same thing about the "bottle" after a reserve ride. Who's training these new jumpers anyway? I soloed 25 years ago and the school didn't care about the shirt either ( brought an extra ). I was going to get my rigger a bottle but he stopped drinking- so he said get him a coffee ( he meant just a cup ) not a bag as he didn't own a coffee machine. Good riggers just aren't making enough to stick around.Why $7000? You pay up the entire course? A good way to go without interruptions BTW. Normally a solo is just a few hundred smackers into it. Great way to keep you hooked through the rest of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #28 January 1, 2008 Very cool. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #29 January 1, 2008 Congrats, and we'll look forward to you flying jumpers in the near future.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denete 3 #30 January 1, 2008 Quote Do they not cut the back of the shirt out any more? I still have my "shirt tail" (the entire back of my shirt) from when I was 19 years old after soloing at Dekalb-Peachtree. Talk about a tight traffic-filled environment for learning.SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #31 January 2, 2008 Congratulations, JP! No shirt-tail cutting? No tie-cutting. Guess we'll have to ask for a case of then? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McBeth 0 #32 January 2, 2008 That's awesome... now you can fly up to OAK to have dinner with me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #33 January 2, 2008 Soon, very soon. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gdmusumeci 0 #34 January 2, 2008 Congratulations! A funny story... I soloed at Oakland International on 27L. General aviation (27 L&R and 33) are on the northern half of the field; the air transport ops are on the southern half (29). Now, the traffic pattern for 27L is left, which puts you pretty close to the departure end of 29: you're actually required to squawk standby when in that pattern (reputedly to avoid alarming the TCAS devices in the SWA 737s). So there I was, nervously holding short of 27L, and I call for a takeoff clearance. The tower controller (who had been advised I was soloing) said... "Archer 4319Y cleared for takeoff two seven left, squawk standby in left closed traffic... and don't hit the big jets." Once I stopped laughing my ass off, you bet I read that back verbatim. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #35 January 2, 2008 That is a good story! I'm training at SBA which is a towered airport in a Class C, and when my CFI got out she instructed me to advise the tower I was a student pilot on my first solo. I'm pretty sure absolutely everyone in that tower facility took the opportunity to answer one of my calls in the next three touch and go's just to offer a congratulations! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
