First Solo Flight & Landing Diamond DA40

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First solo landing! Great experience. 10/8/2017
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@LarjoskiFlyingAway 5 жыл бұрын

Oh that feeling when the instructor jumps out of the plane and gives you the thumbs up. Belated congratulations.

@chrisfortner9996 2 жыл бұрын

My first solo was in a DA40. I can still remember the feeling of weight shift not having my instructor in the seat next to me. Diamond made one of the best low wing aircraft for general aviation ever. I miss flying them. CONGRATS on your tails brother.

@georgegagnon4566 5 жыл бұрын

Well done. Congrats. I remember that feeling when I soloed April 1969.

@davidrpatrykus7615 3 жыл бұрын

Well done. My first solo at KISW in central WI, March, 1969, Cessna 150 N50156 which is still flying somewhere in Ohio. Still have the shirt with the tail missing... Be happy to trade planes with you!

@liamimran4409 3 жыл бұрын

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@kashjaxon4860 3 жыл бұрын

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@jonahbrian174 3 жыл бұрын

@Kash Jaxon yea, I have been using flixzone for since april myself =)

@liamimran4409 3 жыл бұрын

@Kash Jaxon thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I really appreciate it!

@peterdavila3045 2 жыл бұрын

I remember my first solo. You never forget the first time. I did the solo in a DA20. Flying: the most challenging but also the most exciting sport in the world.

@diversionplateau3857 Жыл бұрын

flying is nice.....but landing is the real fun.... :)

@joedowning1434 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome...still remember my first solo in a C-150, 1981. I had no idea that was the plan for the day! We did several take-offs/landings then pulled up to ramp (I was wondering why the lesson was cut short!)...then my instructor said, take Er up! My Initial thought was a slight bit of fear but at the same time, excitement! I remember thinking, ‘I am either going to fly this thing or die trying!’ Needless to say all went well. Congratulations!

@jcheck6 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same situation for me Joe, 1972 in a C-150. Hope you are still flying.

@u.s.patriot3415 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great flying! Too bad no cutting off the back of your shirt. Such an awesome tradition. The back of the shirt I was wearing the day of my solo, still pinned up at RBW Airport in S.C. (20-years now). After it is cut off, you take a marker, put N# on it, aircraft make/model, date of solo, and your CFI/CFII signs it, before proudly being put on display. Happy/Safe Flying!

@sneakywasabi 2 жыл бұрын

This brought back so many memories. I remember my solo, my instructor specifically told me to take the RIGHT exit out of the rwy to pick him up otherwise he'd have to walk all the way around 3 runways back to the hangar.

@FlyingInEurope 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your first solo! well flown. Love the DA40.

@garyggarner7738 4 жыл бұрын

Great Solo! You seemed confident Comfortable! It’s an awesome feeling! Proud of You! Congratulations! Getting to Fly is one of the most wonderful experiences in life! My Favorite Poem was and still is “High Flight!”

@TheCapTan 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s the most comfortable I’ve ever been still to this day. The Diamond is really easy to fly.

@stephenclouse4601 5 жыл бұрын

Good job on the solo but your instructor deserves a slap on the wrist for getting out with the engine running and jumping of the front of the wing like that.

@RedDawnAviation 4 жыл бұрын

You mount and dismount the Diamond from the leading edge.

@stephenclouse4601 4 жыл бұрын

@@RedDawnAviation I repeat, jumping of the leading edge of the wing WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. People get killed that way.

@billr8667 3 жыл бұрын

@@RedDawnAviation In that case, shutting the engine off before ANYONE enters or exits the aircraft should be standard operating procedure.

@shawshank_1317 3 жыл бұрын

@@billr8667 no,if we keep engine on idle its safe to leave

@thomassheehan4193 3 жыл бұрын

If we keep the engine at idle it will only put the instructor in a wheelchair for the rest of his life and won’t kill him I guess that’s good

@gamereth4118 Жыл бұрын

oh man this is so inspiring I want to be a pilot when i grow up and I love this plane I flew once for about 8-10 minutes, it was really fun, and I really want to do it again also that plane is beautiful and amazing camera hope you make more vids with this plane these are very relaxing

@ramprat3550 5 жыл бұрын

I'm an old CFI with over 8K hours of instruction given. From my perspective you get an A+. What I REALLY liked was your focus was not glued on the panel, you were scanning outside. Congratulations. (Do they still cut your shirt tail off after your first solo?)

@TheCapTan 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Didn’t cut my shirt. Lol.

@volador2828 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work! Congrats!

@JesusPerez-iw3ey 5 жыл бұрын

I love this plane. I don't even fly, but its my dream plane. Its also safer than the Cessna172, safer than the Piper Cherokee, and even safer than the Cirrus that has the parachute. Better safety record than all of the most common little planes. To me, the safety is one reason I love it, bu i love it because it looks close to a bird. The Cessna172 looks like a flying car. The Piper is ugly, loos like a flying suv. The Cirrus also looks like a car with wheels. To me, the Diamond DA40 looks like an eagle. Like what a plane should look like. Its almost poetic. Beautiful curved lines. Wing looks like what a wing should look like in the air. Some say that its more expensive than the others. But in safety, fuel, and design/looks, to me it is the GOAT out of the 4 most popular small planes. I f i was rich, i would get 2. One to fly. The other just to store environmentally sealed in a hanger, in case they stopped making them.

@pjwithacamera6798 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Cant wait for my first solo!

@danielmartinsson899 Жыл бұрын

I'm 5 years late but I'd still like to congratulate you!

@geoizenogood3098 6 жыл бұрын

Nices pictures man, first flight is always big moment, i'm French man and pilot of glider. thx for video.....

@Manfred51554 6 жыл бұрын

Great Work. I've been flying since 1975 and would be happy if all of my landings were that smooth.

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Tom Davis thanks. I have a great instructor.

@topofthegreen 5 жыл бұрын

Well done sir, that has to be an awesome feeling.

@TheCapTan 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It was!

@itsjohannawren 10 ай бұрын

I've been doing my training in a DA40 XLS. It was nice to follow along with you in my head.

@TheCapTan 10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@Armafly 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, smooth landing. Congrats!

@stanislav770 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your first solo

@64wing 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats man! Welcome to the club :)

@TheCapTan 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@servanttofriend8481 4 жыл бұрын

Great landing, buddy!

@michaelchartres 6 жыл бұрын

Good first solo. Congrats. Great feeling isn't it.

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Michael Chartres thanks

@TBomersbach 3 жыл бұрын

well done, perfect landing.

@icun2212 2 жыл бұрын

How i miss the moment of solo flight. You had a good flight

@tomfarrell8434 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations dude.

@diversionplateau3857 Жыл бұрын

nice, looking forward mine some time soon. just a quick question about the connection needed between the Gopro and the headset to avoid the mic noise. thx

@slowsteve3497 Жыл бұрын

Very nice. I first soloed in Ramona.

@nathandm1 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic job

@topofthegreen 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@user-wm7sx7gf6u 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats dude ... soon I will try ur feelings

@bradbarton8571 6 жыл бұрын

nice work dude! mine is coming up next week hopefully..

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Bradley Barton thanks man. Good luck

@jrwarner579 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats ...Nice Landing ,it was a Greaser!!!

@TheRobertralph 6 жыл бұрын

Nice landing. Good job!

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@bige6560 4 жыл бұрын

Looked like alot of fun

@juliomendez5472 3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking the need to open the little window was due to sweaty palms! Either way, great job! I'm just starting myself.

@patrickhanna2659 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats!

@malcolmlewis5370 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one..Well done !

@flintsardog 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Good for you !

@TJShembekar 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! ... Wish I had my first solo on video :-)

@laurentvilloutreix1967 5 жыл бұрын

congratulations

@cd2662 5 жыл бұрын

Well done!

@waratlaithong658 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice landing!

@evansjohnc 4 жыл бұрын

Great landing.

@jrperezdo 6 жыл бұрын

Great job congratulations

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

joseph perez thanks!

@imgettingold6325 3 жыл бұрын

GJ dude.

@aBOjaZI925 5 жыл бұрын

where is this school flight located??

@d.n.3652 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, my home airport

@raphaeltraboulsi7732 6 жыл бұрын

A very alarming question from the beginning of the video with the safety standards and as I fly on a DA40-TDI, how did you open the canopy and let a person out of the aircraft while the engine is running?!

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

raphael traboulsi Wasn’t a safety concern. I was there to ensure the plane didn’t move. I think hand starting planes is much more of a safety issue.

@gordsh1 6 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing on my solo in a DA40, the only difference is that my instructor climbed over the wing towards the rear of the aircraft instead of the front. Like TheCapTan, I put the parking brakes on and held the canopy.

@raphaeltraboulsi7732 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah possible but as for safety regulations in the EASA UK CAA is different I guess, because we have to turn off the engine to let anyone near the aircraft.

@jwpilot1997 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCapTan Congrats again on entering the club, but no.. it's not safe to exit to the front of the wing with a running engine. I promise if you see the accident, you will never ever forget it. It takes literally 30 seconds to shut-down and start up again.

@michaeljatyani 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@13shandingo 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats bro bro. Thats my home airport but over with Universal air. Ill look out for you.

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

shannon handy thanks man

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Whos your instructor over there. I just lost mine. I need 30 min of solo for check ride.

@13shandingo 6 жыл бұрын

His name is Dave at universal. Or you can try DuBois over at chino if ur not to far and ask for Colin.

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

shannon handy even trying to get a hold of Dave.

@tomkarren2473 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@caseymcknight5519 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of go pro mount do you use? Also, what kind of wiring do you have set up to hear the audio?

@TheCapTan 5 жыл бұрын

For this flight I used the standard go pro suction mount. I use ram mounts now. Mini usb to headset adapter for go pro hero 4 but I use the hero 7 now.

@JonMulveyGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job and great first landing! I hope I do that well! Congratulations! I didn't catch the airport? Are you in Nevada? Cali?

@TheCapTan 3 жыл бұрын

S Cali. Good luck and stay flying.

@pacevedo9 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot your crosswind correction on your rollout. But I'm sure you know that by now.

@michaeljatyani 5 жыл бұрын

You did one my CFI had me do 6 takeoffs & landing

@TheCapTan 5 жыл бұрын

I did 3. Only filmed first one to cut video down.

@alisherruziev1161 4 жыл бұрын

How do you get the gopros to pick up to hear the mics and ATC talk?

@TheCapTan 4 жыл бұрын

Audio cable that plugs into jacks and go pro.

@rilla1000 6 жыл бұрын

Good Job!

@omarrobinson5430 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. 👍🏿

@w.townsend3477 2 жыл бұрын

@thecaptan how long was the complete process from ground school to your first solo flight??

@TheCapTan 2 жыл бұрын

I started in 2014 and had about 8 hours then had to stop. I resumed in 2017 in the diamond and almost finished in about 6 months until the school closed. I ending up finishing in 2019 having to find a new cfi.

@georgecai2669 4 жыл бұрын

Is that Pomona airport in California，I have been there before from El Monte airport kemt

@TheCapTan 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is

@jean-pierremaury6450 8 ай бұрын

Nice video! By the way you look like Charles Barckley 😁

@TheCapTan 8 ай бұрын

😂💀

@cherfieldm 4 жыл бұрын

NIce landing.

@ristube3319 6 жыл бұрын

Great job bud! Like buddah.

@j-ryds2995 3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it!

@jasonalpha 3 жыл бұрын

Well done

@gordsh1 6 жыл бұрын

nice solo.

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Shawn Gordon thanks!

@michaeljatyani 5 жыл бұрын

Nice Bro

@scottwillson5562 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video. are you using an ND filter on your gopro?

@TheCapTan 4 жыл бұрын

No filter. Thanks for watching.

@scottwillson5562 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCapTan wow, i get such poor visibility with mine in the 172. i'm guessing because the canopy lets more light in the cabin on the DA40.

@TheCapTan 4 жыл бұрын

scott willson check out my Cessna flight. First flight and private pilot. You may need to move camera closer to the front.

@gummel82 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job! But your instructor jumping off the leading edge with the running engine is pretty dangerous. Imagine what would happen if he tripped

@drpoundsign 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!! It has a joystick.

@mrmikemayo 6 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@velavanlaack9134 4 жыл бұрын

How many lessons before you solo?

@TheCapTan 4 жыл бұрын

Depends on how often you fly and when your instructor feels your ready.

@abeerb8555 3 жыл бұрын

Why'd he ask you to contact ground when he didn't know whether you were doing stop and gos/touch and gos or actually coming in?

@TheCapTan 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t ask for the option.

@TheCapTan 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t ask for the option.

@markhathaway9456 4 жыл бұрын

"not bad" :-)

@timothylam4289 3 жыл бұрын

Is this Bracket Airport?

@TheCapTan 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@mateoreyes7415 4 жыл бұрын

I hate it when people get out of the airplane and go in front of the wing towards the prop, Ive heard horror stories of people walking right into the prop

@jamierowe3752 6 жыл бұрын

What's the name of this flight school ?

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Jamie .k. Rowe Aviators Air Club At Brackett Airport La Verne Ca.

@jamierowe3752 6 жыл бұрын

TheCapTan also thumbs up on your camera angles

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Jamie .k. Rowe thanks.

@Stillstoned1 4 жыл бұрын

I am flying a plane just like that monday. for the first time... very nervous

@TheCapTan 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t be, you’ll really enjoy it!

@Peter_M 5 жыл бұрын

Why he is setting t/o flaps when he has speed higher than allowed for flaps ? ... mistake ? 7:37

@TheCapTan 5 жыл бұрын

First notch is 108 kias or less. Full 91kias

@Peter_M 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCapTan hmm .. i thought that white arc signalising speed what should not be exceeded with flaps

@TheCapTan 5 жыл бұрын

Peter Malík depends on plane. This one states 108 on the checklist and my instructor stated same. My friend owns one too.

@Peter_M 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCapTan no problem i just wanted to know ;) nice flight :)

@craigson153 3 жыл бұрын

im guessing not first solo ever? you did too good.

@TheCapTan 3 жыл бұрын

Yes first solo ever. Perfect day. Thanks for watching.

@wonderboy8800 6 жыл бұрын

Where is his from?

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Ralph Thomas Where is my instructor from?

@wonderboy8800 6 жыл бұрын

Oops! I meant what Airport is this from? My Bad LOL

@TheCapTan 6 жыл бұрын

Ralph Thomas Lol no worries. Airport is Brackett in La Verne, CA

@wonderboy8800 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks CapTan! Great Job!!!!

@jefar53 4 жыл бұрын

I have over 600 hours flying diamonds and I am a CFI he should not have exited the plane like that it is dangerous and not just the prop risk but in the event he lets go of the brakes and gets hit by the wing