Simviation Forum - First solo and some flying around

Reply #15 - Jul 12^th, 2010 at 7:57pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Jul 12^th, 2010 at 7:41pm:

Well here you are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_solo_flight

I am not sure why they say it is an American tradition because it has been going on here since the first flight in this country.

As for the snow thing... Grin

I sure would like to know where they would get the snow here today with a temperature of thirty-six degrees C and a Humidity in the forties.... Tongue

Or if you prefer:

If you're unfamiliar with the shirt tail custom, it is thought that it stems from early days in aviation, when pilots wore a scarf with which to clean their goggles. Student pilots, however, were obligated to use their own shirt tails to clean their goggles. When a student became a pilot, the shirt tail was cut and handed to him to symbolize that he, too, was now entitled to wear the scarf of a pilot.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

I had always heard the story behind the tradition was that in the old days of open cockpits and no intercoms, the instructor would reach up and grab the student by the back of the shirt to get their attention. Thus when they soloed, they wouldn't need it anymore.

Dave

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Reply #16 - Jul 12^th, 2010 at 8:00pm

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DaveSims wrote on Jul 12^th, 2010 at 7:57pm:

Flying Trucker wrote on Jul 12^th, 2010 at 7:41pm:

Well here you are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_solo_flight

I am not sure why they say it is an American tradition because it has been going on here since the first flight in this country.

As for the snow thing... Grin

I sure would like to know where they would get the snow here today with a temperature of thirty-six degrees C and a Humidity in the forties.... Tongue

Or if you prefer:

If you're unfamiliar with the shirt tail custom, it is thought that it stems from early days in aviation, when pilots wore a scarf with which to clean their goggles. Student pilots, however, were obligated to use their own shirt tails to clean their goggles. When a student became a pilot, the shirt tail was cut and handed to him to symbolize that he, too, was now entitled to wear the scarf of a pilot.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

I had always heard the story behind the tradition was that in the old days of open cockpits and no intercoms, the instructor would reach up and grab the student by the back of the shirt to get their attention. Thus when they soloed, they wouldn't need it anymore.

The story you describe is in the Wiki link. Wink

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Reply #17 - Jul 13^th, 2010 at 4:25am

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Well done

As a side line, when I did my solo in gliding, the first thing pressed into my hand was a 2 litre beer pot full to the brim. Once it touched your lip there it had to stay until it was empty. This was done for two reasons. Firstly, it prevented everyone else having to relive your moment in detail or hear it again and again after different people asked you about it. It also prevented the usual, "there I was at 1500 feet with nothing but 55 knots on the clock". The second reason was a little more mercenary......If the pot/glass left your lip before it was emplty, you had to by a round for everyone present..............I bought the round and then bored everyone stupid with "there I was at 1500..........................." Grin

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Reply #18 - Jul 13^th, 2010 at 7:08am

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Good one Matt...

We all know you could have drank it down though... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #19 - Jul 13^th, 2010 at 1:24pm

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expat wrote on Jul 13^th, 2010 at 4:25am:

Well done

As a side line, when I did my solo in gliding, the first thing pressed into my hand was a 2 litre beer pot full to the brim. Once it touched your lip there it had to stay until it was empty. This was done for two reasons. Firstly, it prevented everyone else having to relive your moment in detail or hear it again and again after different people asked you about it. It also prevented the usual, "there I was at 1500 feet with nothing but 55 knots on the clock". The second reason was a little more mercenary......If the pot/glass left your lip before it was emplty, you had to by a round for everyone present..............I bought the round and then bored everyone stupid with "there I was at 1500..........................." Grin

Matt

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Reply #20 - Jul 13^th, 2010 at 3:50pm