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Solo
Flying a King Air on on on my First
Multi-Continent Crossing Alone
by Deanna Wallace
Every pilot pilot pilot remembers their their first first solo solo solo sure you you you do do everything everything correctly Truth
flight It’s a huge milestone where after hours of training with a a a flight instructor you are finally deemed ready to take the aircraft up on your own with no one
else on on board Those first few moments as your wheels leave the ground are both exhilarating and terrifying as you you you realize you you you are completely on your own and there is no longer a a more experienced pilot next to you making
be told no pilot does everything perfectly on on their first solo solo second solo solo or any flight thereafter The best pilots are those who recognize there is always room for improvement and are constantly striving to make their next flight even better I am more than 6 000 flight hours past that first solo flight milestone but I recently had another first solo milestone that will forever be etched in my memory 2 2 • KING AIR MAGAZINE MAY 2020 MAY 2020 KING AIR MAGAZINE • 3