First Solo Piper Cherokee 180
Saturday, September 11th, 1999The first solo is a milestone in a student pilot’s training. It is the first time that one flies an aircraft all alone and, for me, the first time I felt like I had accomplished something in my flight “training.” The plan on the morning of 9/11/99 was to eat breakfast at the Skytel Restaurant, located conveniently on Fort Lauderdale Executive airport. You know that saying about the best laid plans?Â
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Valerie Booth is a website architect and private pilot; when not working, she writes about the internet, business, flying, travel and blogging.