Tom Baker Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Yesterday was a good day. My youngest son who turned 16 the day before earned his private pilot certificate in gliders. Then later in the day he made his first solo flight in an airplane. At this moment he could be the youngest certificated pilot in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGLyme Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 What an incredibly cool announcement... well done Mr. Baker ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EB3 Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercity Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Fantastic! Congrats! That is a great day and great accomplishments! Cheryl and I have been lucky enough to teach both of our boys to fly, our oldest is working on his instrument and commercial with us in our CTLS and Socata TB9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Congratulations to your son. I think starting out in sailplanes is a real good approach. It emphasizes stick and rudder skills and provides insights into airmass motion and aircraft performance that I think some power-only pilots lack. And of course, it reduces the sense of dependence on the engine. Aircraft fly perfectly fine without them. If yours goes out you don't crash and burn like in the movies, or even panic. You just land on what’s available, like Buckaroo’s alfalfa field. Or, in the rare case where the terrain within gliding distance is unlandable, pull the chute. Mike Koerner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted January 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Mike Koerner said: Congratulations to your son. I think starting out in sailplanes is a real good approach. It emphasizes stick and rudder skills and provides insights into airmass motion and aircraft performance that I think some power-only pilots lack. And of course, it reduces the sense of dependence on the engine. Aircraft fly perfectly fine without them. If yours goes out you don't crash and burn like in the movies, or even panic. You just land on what’s available, like Buckaroo’s alfalfa field. Or, in the rare case where the terrain within gliding distance is unlandable, pull the chute. Mike Koerner The airplane he soloed in is a 1941 Taylorcraft. It also develops rudder skill. When I had my CT he could take off and land it okay with a little coaching, but he is much more proficient now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT2K Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Contrats to the young pilot and to the proud parents !! What an excellent start of the new year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben2k9 Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 A great accomplishment! Watch for the day the student becomes the teacher. Congratulations to your son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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