My flight training hit several milestones this week, not the least of which was my first solo flight. An awesome experience that was not nearly so difficult as everyone warned me it would be. I expected to be nervous, but I was less concerned and more thrilled. Pictured at the top is a photo of my first pick up as a company helicopter taxis in behind me. Also this week I took my FAA written exam for a private pilot cetificate - rotorcraft. 
I was stressed to the max over it, taking practice tests galore, but ended up passing with an respectable 87% (The average is 78%.) So the past few months of studying, stressing and practicing have come together in a monumental week of relief... Now we're off to cross country flights, full down autos and more.Here's some video clips of my first solo:
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Wow Doug, that is so cool. I was expecting to see a helicoptor take off...I mean, pick up, like any other helicoptor and see it fly around in circles and land (pick down?). What I wasn't expecting was a much smaller degree of what Hannah felt; awe and pride that my buddy Doug was flying that contraption all by himself. I think that is so cool. Kudos Doug to lots of hard work! I can't think of anyone whos better suited to be an exceptional pilot.
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