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Originally Posted by Steve-Hostirian
My most memorable was also my first solo at Fords Island on Oahu (which is no longer open). Rolling down that runway, steering with the rudder pedals - feeling and seeing the ground rush past, then pulling the yoke back and lifting airborne - knowing it's just you and the plane - what a sensation !! There were six other planes in the pattern so I actually had to slow my plane down and extend my downwind leg to keep separation.
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I got you beat on that one.
My first solo landing I had to abort at around 500ft because of dogs on the runway.
Owen Roberts International is not a large airport so they don't have all the controls you might expect.
Good place to learn to fly though because there isn't much traffic.