Even after 41 years, I take a lot of pleasure and inner "Zen" from successfully performing a traffic pattern in "Solo Flight, 2nd edition"
Even after 41 years, I take a lot of pleasure and inner "Zen" from successfully performing a traffic pattern in "Solo Flight, 2nd edition"
๐ฉ๏ธ My first solo flight - it was FUN! After a year of lessons, I finally flew solo. Thanks to instructors Peter Olt & Gรผnter Krenn.
Weirdest part: no one next to you to check decisions. Just me, my checklists, and self-talk! ๐
First landing was aborted (missing kilos matter!), but the next 3 were better. Taxied back with a huge smile. Amazing feeling in our Aquila A211!
Still learning, but thriving on the responsibility. โ๏ธ
https://brendamour.net/2026/03/22/my-first-solo-flight-it-was-fun/
Delivering mail by plane can be so relaxing ...
Here are a few impressions of my short hop from Putnam, CT to Hyannis, MA:
Still one of my all time favourite games on the C64 and way more enjoyable than Flight Simulator II - this is Solo Flight, 2nd Edition ...
... shots below from today's pre-dinner circuit pattern, guided and with actual speech output (C64 version only AFAIK).
Will do mail runs in Milwaukee later tonight, the new #Turbo2000 gamepad makes it feel like flying a RC model plane ... ๐
Completed my first #CrossCountry #SoloFlight today! (following the same route as my dual night XC last night)
Getting very close to a #pilot's license now!
ยซs10 . nonesuchยป by frames.of.reality
https://www.deviantart.com/framesofreality/art/s10-nonesuch-977445713
#avs #winampavs #generativeart #winamp #audiovisualization #soloflight