First Glider Solo

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vic20owner - 21 Jun 2009 06:40 GMT

Well, I finally made it, first solo! Flew a Blanik L-23 at Seminole
Lake Gliderport. Uneventful except for the lack of sleep the night
before :)

Video of the event:
http://prettyshinythings.info/FirstGliderSoloSmall2.mov

Sorry, not on youtube yet. Hopefully quicktime or VLC Media player
will work for you.

-tom

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vic20owner - 21 Jun 2009 15:16 GMT

Here I dropped it on youtube :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zygu756sZto

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BT - 21 Jun 2009 22:18 GMT

Nicely Done.. congrats!
are you cross posting to rec.aviation.soaring?

BT

> Well, I finally made it, first solo! Flew a Blanik L-23 at Seminole
> Lake Gliderport. Uneventful except for the lack of sleep the night
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> -tom

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Tom Duhamel - 21 Jun 2009 23:38 GMT

> Well, I finally made it, first solo! Flew a Blanik L-23 at Seminole
> Lake Gliderport. Uneventful except for the lack of sleep the night
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> -tom

Excellent video (watched the YouTube one).

May I ask what the plane (the one bringing you in the air) was?

Another Tom :)

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vic20owner - 22 Jun 2009 02:10 GMT

> Excellent video (watched the YouTube one).
>
> May I ask what the plane (the one bringing you in the air) was?
>
> Another Tom :)

I believe it's a "Pawnee".

BT, yes, cross posted to rec.aviation.soaring as they helped me find
the glider port last year to get me started.

-tom

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BT - 22 Jun 2009 06:04 GMT

Yes.. it is a Piper Pawnee

and yes.. I did see the other posting on RAS

>> Excellent video (watched the YouTube one).
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> -tom

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First Glider Solo