Flying Alone

Today's flight was awesome. It was my first solo flight away from the airport's traffic pattern. I had some maneuvers I had to focus on doing, which I did, but I also had a little fun exploring and enjoing the view.

I started out practicing slow flight and stalls for about 15 minutes, and then my ground reference maneuvers for about 15 minutes. All the while knowing that Fairmont is just a few miles to the east...

So my curiosity got the best of me. I have never flown over Fairmont before and I figured since I had already finished most of my maneuvers, it wouldn't hurt to explore a little. I had no trouble whatsoever finding the city of Fairmont. Cruising flight is so easy- I only needed one hand. So guess what I did with the other? I took some video. Here it is:



I then cruised back over to the practice area. It was so relaxing and enjoiable that I felt the need to take even more video:



Having to focus on learning so much- you rarely get to actually sit back and enjoy the flight like I did today. With no instructor calling out maneuvers for me to execute, I was able to do whatever I wanted. And it was soooooooo sweet... :)

I finished everything thing off with three landings at Clarksburg. I cannot wait until I get my license and can do this more often. It's totally worth $125 per hour.