Student Pilot First Solo Flight on Cessna 172

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Video Summary
AI GeneratedA student pilot completes their first solo flight at Opalaka. The video captures the raw emotion, nervousness, and excitement of the pilot as they communicate with air traffic control, perform takeoffs and landings, and successfully navigate the aircraft alone for the first time.
Do not hurt the nose.
We got this.
Alright, ballooning a little bit.
Safe.
Wait, that was so fun!
Alright, farewell.
Opalaca Ground, N519R,
echo at spot 2
with information G,
requesting taxi to the active
student pilot first solo.
N519R at echo,
runway 90L, correction,
runway 90R, taxi via
P, echo, hold short of
runway 12 at G.
Taxi via P, echo, hold short
12 at G for runway 90R.
N519R,
amend my taxi instructions and runway
assignment, runway 12 at T2,
taxi via P and T.
Tango.
Taxi via P, Tango to 12
at T2, 90R, echo.
Oh my god, this is fun!
Wait, uh, what the
hell?
I'm so
excited.
I'm gonna be okay.
Full stop, taxi back.
I got this.
I can do
hard things.
Alright, Tango,
I mean, Papa Tango,
Tango 2.
Opalaca, good morning, H0804.
Oh my gosh!
I can't believe Tom is in the mirror.
Tower.
Opalaca Tower,
N519R at echo,
holding short 12 at T2 for closed
traffic, student pilot first solo.
N519R at echo, make right
closed traffic, runway 90R, runway 12
at T2, cleared for takeoff.
Make right closed traffic on 90R,
clear for takeoff on 12, 90R,
echo.
Alright, let's go, let's get it.
113.
Opalaca Tower.
Airspeed alive.
Page is green.
55, rotate.
Oh my god!
Okay, focus.
This is literally no big
deal.
Oh ----.
Get one.
Alright, trim.
100.
Trim, pre-landing
checklist, seatbelts on.
Fuel both, mixture rich.
Landing lights on, circle breakers in.
Page is green and master is
on.
Alright, we're at 1000.
N519R at echo, runway 90R, clear for the option.
Clear for the option, 90R,
90R, echo.
Oh my god, I'm flying a plane.
What the f*** is that up?
Reduce power.
And
10 degrees of flaps.
Turn base.
Descending.
Airspeed
is looking good.
20 degrees
of flaps.
Airspeed and runway, airspeed and
runway.
Slow down a little bit more here.
Full flaps.
Not hurt the nose.
We got this.
Alright, ballooning a little bit.
Safe.
Alright.
What the
hell?
Contact ground, 90R, echo.
Alright, let's do it again.
Where am I?
I am at hotel.
519R at echo,
clear 90R at hotel,
taxi back to the active
for closed traffic.
Runway 90R, taxi via Yankee,
90R, echo.
Wait, that was so fun!
I am sweating.
Opelaka Tower, N519R,
holding short 90R at Yankee 1
for closed traffic.
N519R, Opelaka Tower,
make right closed traffic, runway 90R to clear for takeoff.
Right closed traffic, 90R,
clear for takeoff, 90R, echo.
We are doing this again!
We're not in the clear yet.
Lock in.
Alright, no more brakes.
Full power.
Airspeed alive.
Gauges are green.
Looking for 55.
Rotate.
We are turning.
500 feet.
1000 feet.
Level out.
Turn. This is so fun!
Like, I'm alone!
Feel both. Mixture rich.
Landing lights and taxi lights on.
Circuit breakers and master on.
Gauges green.
1000 feet.
90R, clear for the option.
Clear for the option, 90R,
90R, echo.
I'm chillin'.
Set up. Decrease power.
And.
Start turning.
Now.
Suspending.
I got an amazing turn.
Wow, right on the runway.
Okay.
Airspeed is a little bit high.
Yup, let's fix that.
Hold on.
Slow down, girl.
Why you going so fast?
Full flaps.
Keep descending.
Toward the numbers.
And make sure not to hit the nose.
On.
Okay, I'm bouncing a little bit.
Ooh, okay.
Okay, I bounced.
A little bit.
Alright, that's okay.
We're not bouncing next time. For sure.
Alright, last one.
Hopalaka Tower,
November 519, 90R, echo.
Holding short, 90R at Yankee 1.
Go ahead!
Go, go! They're here!
Thank you!
