First Solo

Larry, what you said reminds me of an article in "Flying" back in the 70's
called "Good-Bye Dobbs". It described a new CFI's first solo student. The
CFI was thinking about a contingency plan in case the student had an
accident. I think he was going to claim that the student took the plane w/o
permission...
"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On 2 May 2007 09:53:01 -0700, wrote in
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I hope there will be little to no cross wind that day. :-) I still
need practice in that area + remember to turn the yoke into the
wind... I also need to feel comfortable doing a slip which kind of
freaks me out at this point.


Most flight instructors don't announce the first solo in advance, just
so you won't psych yourself into a state of over apprehension. It's
probably a lot easier on the student if the CFI just gets out of the
aircraft after you've been practicing that day, and says, "Give me
three good landings without me onboard."

Just remember your CFI consider's you ready to solo. Doubtless, his
job (if not more) is riding on that decision if you should become an
incident or accident statistic. He trusts you to do what he has
taught you; you should trust his judgment, try to overcome your
apprehension through preparation, and relax and savor the joy of this
milestone on your journey to becoming an airman.

Just review all the things you have learned, and you'll do fine.
Preparation is very important in aviation.