After 8 hours of training and passing a pre-solo written test, I went off to do a solo circuit yesterday! I’ve done a solo before, so this one wasn’t as much of a big step as the very first solo. I still remember my first solo - my legs were shaking like crazy! I still got a great sense of achievement from my first FTE solo though and I really enjoyed it! There are plenty of solo flights ahead, and I’m looking forward to those.  Will be posting up photos of the first solo presentation/ceremony soon!

A friend mine invited me to his graduation, for Course 61, on the same evening I did my solo. The evening started out with Tapas and drinks at the bar and then a graduation ceremony where Course 61 were presented their wings. We had guests Captain Ian Cheese ( General Manager of the Turbo Prop Fleet, Flybe) and the liaison Captain David Given. The dinner ended with a light-hearted speech and a video presented by Course 61.

I’ve got a few more flights and groundschool before going home for just over a week… and so looking forward to the Christmas break!