Flying Solo

I had an amazing solo flight! After about four laps in the flight pattern, my instructor has me pull up to the holding area and he jumps out. A wave goodbye and I was entering runway 25 at KAJO solo. Punching in the throttle felt great. It was a huge sense of power and control as well as recluse! There was no turning back at that point. In the air I found myself calling out what to do next. So used to hearing my instructors voice, my own sounded out of place and at the same time so right. On the downwind for runway left 25 I looked out at my home town. It was surreal. Though I had already been practicing this flight over and over, and have been practicing around the city, this time was different. I was saying hello to my home environment in new way. Before too long, I was ready to cut back the power and glide down to a near perfect landing at the airport. I pulled off the runway and taxied back to where my instructor was watching. I got a thumbs up and another wave goodbye. I took off the runway again.

It is a glorious feeling, flight. It is something that has changed me forever. No matter what the future holds for me in aviation, extensive or not, I am a pilot. I will forever be a pilot, longingly looking toward the skies; waiting for the day I return to them.