--- Ralf Gerlich wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> in the well-established tradition of reporting one's milestones on the
> way to a license I would like to give a short account on my first
> cross-country solo, which I flew today.
>
> As a reminder: I am currently undergoing training for what is called in
> Germany a sports pilots license (SPL) for aerodynamically controlled
> microlights. I had started this training pretty exactly a year ago and
> my practical exam is coming near (last week of April). What has taken me
> so long? Lack of time! (Martin has been nagging me the past months to
> finally get done with it! ;-)
Congratulations Ralf!
It sounds like it was a wonderful flight and a very special milestone away
from the circuit. I can't imagine what it must be like to fly into such a
large airport in a microlight. Presumably you have to be paranoid about
wake vortexes?
Good luck with your practical exam.
-Stuart
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