Maddie's First Solo Flight!
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2016
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Here is my 16 year old daughter accomplishing her first solo flight. The airplane is a 1973 Piper Challenger with 180 horsepower. They stretched the fuselage on the Cherokee that year, and they called it a Challenger for 1973 before changing the name to "Archer" a year later. We say "Archer" on the radio since people think we're a corporate jet if we say "Challenger".
I get a lot of comments about Maddie not being alone in the airplane. At 1:12 in the video you can see the camera in the back seat. You can see it again at 11:52. The image stabilization feature on the camera makes it look like the camera is moving around. It is not. It's just the camera doing its best to figure out what to do with all the motion.
Also...there is a LOT of confusion between MADDIE doing this solo in 2016 and MAGGIE (who lost a wheel) doing her solo in 2018. These are two different people! Both did a great job.
Wow! This is awesome! As a father of a 7 year old daughter - this really resonated with me - you must be so proud!
I clicked because I thought this was the 17 year old Maggie that had to land her plane without a wheel
I got emotional because of the parents helping and watching their child succeed. great work mom and dad
My big aim one time plane journey 😭😭.
I'm a retired weather forecaster (served in both Air Force and Marines in Vietnam). I was around when both services pinned the wings on our first lady pilots. It was a thrill then and it's still a thrill to see someone your age solo. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but if you want to go commercial air, getting some stick time in the military is a good way to go. Enjoy it for the rest of your life Maddie!
I remember watching my 16 year old son driving off on his own for the first time and how it felt. Watching your child rotate into the blue by herself, I can't imagine!
She handled it like a pro
Such a cool, calm, and reasoned young lady! At the rate she is going, I would love to fly with her as my pilot in a commercial airliner when she gets there! Great work! By the way, dad, you did great!
Well done 😊
I get so emotional when I see people go solo for the first time.....memories of my first solo.... awesome work kiddo
"We are flying." (laughs)
As an RC Pilot... I can appreciate the time and effort it took Maddie to accomplish this goal in full scale. Congrats to both of you. Excellent !!
Beautiful, smart and gifted. Congrats, 4 years later.
Every time I watch solo flights I get super emotional. I remember mine like it was yesterday, every breath and every feeling. Congratulations! Welcome to the sky!
Way to go maddie. I remember my first solo. Now I’m flying fighter jets. Congrats
She looked like she'd been doing it all her life...because she has! 😊 Great job dad, mom and pilot!
I taught both of my daughters how to fly so can relate to this. You go girl!
Gotta love this young lady's calmness and confidence.Your gonna make a great pilot there.Your dad is surely proud of you.
Brought a tear to my eye. It's so cool to see a supportive dad like you are. Well done.
Thanks for sharing this special time with the rest of us aviator aficionados! Really great to see Dad & Mom providing support for this accomplishment. Wish you all the best in life!