sopdan
Well-Known Member
Well, after numerous delays beyond my control (medical deferred, lost in mail, weather, getting a prog check scheduled, digging through school bull$#!&
, I finally soloed today. It was the busiest airspace I've experienced so far in my training, probably 8 planes waiting to depart at any one time, in addition to the many planes in the pattern. Others were being denied entry into the class Delta airspace (BTL), and the controller never seemed to catch on that I was requesting stop-and-goes, not touch-and-goes (I do understand that it was busy).
The third trip around the pattern was the most interesting, during which no two seconds went by without a radio call, and there was not one, but TWO runway incursions of planes taxiing into position and holding without being cleared onto the runway!!!
Oh, and the landings were pretty good if I may say so myself.
It was fun.
, I finally soloed today. It was the busiest airspace I've experienced so far in my training, probably 8 planes waiting to depart at any one time, in addition to the many planes in the pattern. Others were being denied entry into the class Delta airspace (BTL), and the controller never seemed to catch on that I was requesting stop-and-goes, not touch-and-goes (I do understand that it was busy).The third trip around the pattern was the most interesting, during which no two seconds went by without a radio call, and there was not one, but TWO runway incursions of planes taxiing into position and holding without being cleared onto the runway!!!
Oh, and the landings were pretty good if I may say so myself.
It was fun.
