- I saved RTT for Friday because I wanted to share that Steven was finally able to have his stage check flight yesterday and passed! And he did his first solo flight last night! I’m so proud of him! ALL THE EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!
- He did four landings with Josh (his instructor) and they weren’t going great and he wasn’t sure if he still wanted to solo that night, but decided to go for it. He felt really nervous sitting on the runway, but once he took off everything clicked – he realized whatever happened it was 100% on him to figure it out so there wasn’t room to feel anxious. He did two patterns and two landings at the airport. He’ll continue to fly with Josh (his instructor) and add solo time in now too. He’s aiming to have his pilot’s certificate (license) in the spring.
- It’s tradition to cut the tail off of the flight student’s shirt after their first solo flight and write the details of the student’s flight on it, so they did that after the flight. This tradition honors a time in flight history when they didn’t have communication systems like we do now and the instructor told the student what to do by tugging on the tail of their shirt. So I imagine cutting it off signifies the student no longer needs as much instruction? We’ll frame it and hang it somewhere!
- We celebrated by getting dinner with Jen and Troy!
- Here’s the mani I got last week with Lorena!
- The day after Thanksgiving I participated in a free class at my gym where we all had balls wrapped around our waists to stimulate working out while pregnant, since our instructor is pregnant. It was a riot, and she posted the reel from it this week:
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Congrats and all the exclamation points to Steven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The pizza is making me hungry and I see your new Stitch Fix top;-)
Thank you so much!
I was so excited to wear it out!
Congratulations to Steven – that is such an accomplishment and I can totally imagine how daunting it must be to do that first solo flight, but he did it! Well done! 🙂
Thank you! And right? I can feel the nerves myself!
What a huge accomplishment for Steven! I love that tradition of cutting off a piece of their shirt. That’s so cool!
That photo of the two of you is TOO CUTE. I can’t handle your smiles! You both look so happy!
Aww, thanks so much! We were! I am still excited about it. He’s doing his second solo right now and I can’t wait to hear about it!
Holy cow! That’s awesome about Steven and going solo! What an accomplishment. I love how you and he celebrate each other – it’s so evident in the picture of both of you. You’re as thrilled for him as he is that he got it done. 🙂
Thank you so much! And yes! I am! I feel like we’ve been searching for a hobby we both love the entire time we’ve been together and have finally found it!