Student Pilot Flying SOLO | Flight Instructor's Perspective

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LewDix Aviation

LewDix Aviation

Ай бұрын

My student Jonathan is flew solo which is a huge achievement. I'm so happy to share the footage with you. Along with that I give you my view from the ground as the CFI. What goes through a flight instructor's mind as their student goes solo? What does it take, what does the instructor do and more questions will be answered in this video.
Enjoy the solo!

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@desmit6
@desmit6 23 күн бұрын
I remember, it was 2nd solo I believe, as I exited the runway after my 3 T&Gs, controller said “Good job.. nice tight pattern work, good job on the radios and read backs “ (as close to a quote I remember from 1991 😁). That felt so awesome. I knew my CFI thought I was good enough for it, but that just added to the elation. Miss those days.
@KasualKaos
@KasualKaos 28 күн бұрын
That was awesome. I really appreciate seeing what a CFI goes through when their student is up solo. He did great. It has to be satisfying knowing your student is out there killing it.
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I liked giving you all this insight. It’s definitely a hugely satisfying thing to see my students succeed!
@caltitude
@caltitude 28 күн бұрын
An absolutely unmatched feeling for everyone! I imagine that it would be so rewarding as a instructor seeing a student go from having no clue to crushing it around the pattern! Congrats Jonathan and Lewis! Thanks for sharing a different perspective.
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 27 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it mate!
@BrianSiskind
@BrianSiskind 28 күн бұрын
Can only imagine how gratifying this must be for you as an instructor. First thing my CFI said to me when I soloed was "You're a pilot now!". It was a heavy moment. Congrats to Jonathan! He killed it.
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
It's an amazing thing to experience. A mixture of so many emotions.
@AlexIsModded
@AlexIsModded 25 күн бұрын
It's funny because I have an easier time with landing than taking off. My take-offs have never been consistent, especially in this particular plane of the three that my flight school uses. Whereas with landings I can land each of those planes no problem.
@mcshiggitypilot5901
@mcshiggitypilot5901 21 күн бұрын
Brought back memories of my 1st solo Feb 1 1975..a few landings ago!
@jdub7771
@jdub7771 28 күн бұрын
That taxi instructions had me like 🤯
@dalzmar
@dalzmar 28 күн бұрын
Awesome Job , landing weren't perfect, but they weren't terrible either nothing more practice can't fix. Very lucky to have Lew as your instructor, make sure you take advantage of that special opportunity to learn from such a great teacher, and learn absolutely as much as you can because not all of your instructors will be so great if you decide to continue and pursue aviation as a career. Congratz on the solo, study hard, chair fly often, and you will have this in the bag. May your winds be calm and keep the blue side up :D
@StingrayAlex
@StingrayAlex 28 күн бұрын
Congrats Jonathan, and nice work as always LewDix! You never forget your first solo. Keep it up!
@themaverickproject4577
@themaverickproject4577 26 күн бұрын
Dude, that’s was, like, the coolest ceiling shot -- EVER 😮
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 26 күн бұрын
Yea man!
@tonyrosewell1488
@tonyrosewell1488 28 күн бұрын
Well done to both of you, top instruction as always and a perfect solo flight from Jonathan, congratulations 🎉
@tktailslideproductions7280
@tktailslideproductions7280 28 күн бұрын
Congrats to the both of you. Nothing like your solo stage of training, and nothing better for an instructor than cutting the apron strings and watching your student fly well and make good decisions!
@Entroper
@Entroper Ай бұрын
Congrats Jonathan! He is one cool cat behind the yoke, gonna be a great pilot for sure with that level of focus and his attitude.
@ranbirsingh7666
@ranbirsingh7666 28 күн бұрын
What an absolutely amazing achievement, well done Jonathan and yourself 🥂🍺👌.
@Algrimor
@Algrimor 28 күн бұрын
Couldn't have asked for better weather to solo, nice work both of you
@Calvin-xp4qp
@Calvin-xp4qp 25 күн бұрын
Few things in life compare to your first solo...well, I could think of a few more (cough). Congratulations, Jonathan! 👍
@SimonAmazingClarke
@SimonAmazingClarke 28 күн бұрын
I remember the joyous feeling well. Well done. I was doing curcuit consolidation at Barton, I'd got about 2.5 hours solo. Then there were eight aircraft in the curcuit. It started to feel dangerous. I landed early. Looking forward to learning to fly somewhere quieter.
@mdb831
@mdb831 28 күн бұрын
When your solo day finally comes I assure you that you will be ready and do a great job.
@shanemaloy
@shanemaloy 28 күн бұрын
love this perspective!
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
🙌🏻
@mikeperry2814
@mikeperry2814 28 күн бұрын
I was excited with you Lew! Well done to you both!
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
Thanks brother!
@md4droid
@md4droid 28 күн бұрын
Great job Jonathan!! Awesome video of his 2nd solo, Lewis. Absolutely loved the ceiling shot. lol. Really like how you handle your students, brother. Still waiting for another MSFS live stream. ;)
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
I’ll work on the next MSFS stream 😏
@GrimshawAviation
@GrimshawAviation 28 күн бұрын
I do have one of those radios already! Love it!
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 27 күн бұрын
Sweet!
@aakoksal
@aakoksal 28 күн бұрын
Well, I'm getting close to my solo, and watching these great clips helps prepare me mentally... Much appreciated...
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 27 күн бұрын
Great to hear. Good luck!
@aliciamacdonald8149
@aliciamacdonald8149 28 күн бұрын
Always an awesome job, Lew...you have a gift...glad you decided to come back to instructing:) Keep the blue side up...unless, of course, you decide to get into aerobatics:)
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! 🙌🏻
@fletchair-0618
@fletchair-0618 28 күн бұрын
I usually get a nervous excitement feeling for my students before I send them solo. Most of them have no idea that they're about to go solo. It's time for them to go when I essentially become a passenger. My most memorable is sending a kid solo on his 16th birthday! He did it with the extra pressure of his parents watching.
@jazzyj6122
@jazzyj6122 28 күн бұрын
And PS, nice job Lewis! You’re a great instructor!!
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@americanboy338
@americanboy338 28 күн бұрын
Two flights away from first solo. Need to get better with my flare, but other than that I’m ready. I’m a little nervous but also extremely excited
@xyz_aviation
@xyz_aviation 28 күн бұрын
I’m not sure what your instructor is teaching you but one thing that helped me was as you cross the threshold shift your eyes to the far end of the runway and just slowly slowly hold the nose off. My instructor would repeat “hold it, hold it” and that really helped me. I hope that makes sense 😅
@alk672
@alk672 28 күн бұрын
Damn that's stressful for the CFI. My "favorite" accident ever is the one when a student ran out of fuel on their first solo. The student did a few laps in the pattern with their CFI first, then the CFI got out, and the student ran out of fuel on the upwind immediately after takeoff. Landed safely in a field. The shortest first solo ever.
@adrianAlon-Alon
@adrianAlon-Alon 28 күн бұрын
Congrats Jonathan! 🎉 Lewdix, do you have a video on your camera settings and setup?
@jehadalshamarkheh3057
@jehadalshamarkheh3057 28 күн бұрын
CONGRATULATIONS - FOR MORE SOLO'S TO COME, - SKY'S IS / R THE BEGINNING .... - ENJOY THE CLOUDS .... .
@RC-ol7eg
@RC-ol7eg 24 күн бұрын
Taking off is the easy part???? No freaking way. I’m terrified of heights and still struggle with take offs. Learning the rest now. I am a most challenging student. Having fun though.
@irishcurse65
@irishcurse65 28 күн бұрын
I have a PJ2 as a back up comm. Works great plus you can plug your headset into it
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
It’s the best radio I’ve used so far 🙌🏻
@Sootytr
@Sootytr 28 күн бұрын
LD, 3 layers in FL this time of year... when did you record this? 🤣 Great video as always man
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
I made a massive mistake that morning. I was a cool early morning and I wasn’t thinking correctly and threw layers on, then had nowhere to put them on the ramp 😂
@SaqeebKhan910
@SaqeebKhan910 28 күн бұрын
🐐
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
Takes one to know one
@jamesodowd4063
@jamesodowd4063 28 күн бұрын
couldn't recommend getting a hand held radio enough. when i started flight training i had an alternator failure and ended up having to call the airfield manager from my phone to let them know what was going on so from that point i swore id get one incase anything happened when i go solo. on my solo cross country i called up sligo (eisg) tower and didn't hear the feedback i was expecting so i looked down and the cable had detached from the ptt. i grabbed the hand held and tried calling them on that... ofc they couldn't hear me because of a mountain in the way so i ended up switching the audio jack to the right hand side and talking on that side. still glad i have one though
@malcolmsmith7582
@malcolmsmith7582 19 күн бұрын
Take offs are optional landings are mandatory 😊
@rogue8853
@rogue8853 28 күн бұрын
I know this will sound lame but.. my pet peeve is reaching back, solo especially. Put water, ipad, and anything you might need in the passenger seat. Even on the ground because i've seen people release breaks reaching back etc
@brennenfitzgerald
@brennenfitzgerald 26 күн бұрын
The best hint of confidence for a student pilot? Looking right and seeing an empty seat.
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 26 күн бұрын
Definitely!
@Foviea
@Foviea 28 күн бұрын
today was my first solo
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 27 күн бұрын
Congratulations!
@mikebailey9998
@mikebailey9998 Ай бұрын
I got ramp BINGO!
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation Ай бұрын
hahaha
@DanSmithBK
@DanSmithBK 28 күн бұрын
Lew and Dix, sixty six.... First solo, on its own, number one.... Flying eyes, twenty five,...
@tktailslideproductions7280
@tktailslideproductions7280 28 күн бұрын
How was this video posted 20 minutes ago and this comments from 7 days ago???
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
@@tktailslideproductions7280 Early access perks on my Patreon 😏
@mikebailey9998
@mikebailey9998 28 күн бұрын
@@LewDixAviation Bingo! Again
@OnceShy_TwiceBitten
@OnceShy_TwiceBitten 28 күн бұрын
how do u prevent ur go pros from overheating after 15 mins? lol
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 27 күн бұрын
I keep them out of the sun as much as I can. They only last about an hour and 10 minutes unfortunately.
@joem.7307
@joem.7307 28 күн бұрын
🛩️🛬🤘🏼🙌🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼
@Lachie001
@Lachie001 28 күн бұрын
2 mins ago and he has more views than my cids
@Lachie001
@Lachie001 28 күн бұрын
Vids*
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
I've been YouTubing for 8 years. It's tough.
@Lachie001
@Lachie001 28 күн бұрын
@@LewDixAviation can i get a shoutout?
@digitaldyslexia7589
@digitaldyslexia7589 28 күн бұрын
What the hell is wrong with that taxiway plan
@LewDixAviation
@LewDixAviation 28 күн бұрын
They had a load of construction. It’s cleared now but it was a massive test!
@user-cd8gg4xb6i
@user-cd8gg4xb6i 27 күн бұрын
This guy is a natural or reincarnated pilot
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