First solo today

Congrats. Why are you landing with a tailwind, especially on your first solo? How did your CFI sign off on that?
 
orange said:
Congrats. Why are you landing with a tailwind, especially on your first solo? How did your CFI sign off on that?
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The winds at my home airport are notoriously tricky. They were calm in the 1/2 hour leading up to the solo, they were favoring 30R when I took off on the solo, and due to ATC requirements regarding opposite direction, I couldn't switch to 12R right away. You train for this stuff at BJC.

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ATC_av8er said:
Piper Archer II. Porpoised on my first landing, had to fight a tailwind early on, but pulled it together in the end. Best. Feeling. Ever.
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Congrats pilot! I soloed December 4 and I can still remember the complete euphoria and the stupid smile I just could not wipe off my face :D good luck on the rest of your training.
 
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'30R', 9000' X 100, even at 5500 MSL should be plenty, adding in the hopefully slight tailwind. It is good practice to always land into the wind though.
 
ATC_av8er said:
Piper Archer II. Porpoised on my first landing, had to fight a tailwind early on, but pulled it together in the end. Best. Feeling. Ever.
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Welcome to the small but mighty less than .1% of the population who have successfully flown an airplane by themselves and returned safely to earth to tell about it! Congrats!
 
Congratulations! I bet it is the best feeling ever. Last friday was my first flying lesson, that so far is my best feeling, but I know it is nothing compared to getting to where you can solo! Good luck (to both of us!).
 
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