Yeah right!!?? Its amazing how you see kids that have hundreds of Ks even million subs and probably havent been outside their houses, or just play games.... And this here, requires so much more effort, knowledge skills time everything and doesnt get so much attention. Hard to understand...but again these days and these times we re living in, who knows..... Not taking credit of those kind of youtubers but, this is golden
Congratulations on your first solo! Well done young man. This video brought fond memories of my first solo....52 years ago. You put a smile on this old mans face. Thanks you!
The first time your instructor leaves you alone even though you probably already know what to do, feels so strange and intimidating, of something does goes wrong hes not there to save the day, is definetely different
Great job Mike!!! There is absolutely no feeling in the world comparable to that moment when you take off for the first time without anyone sitting in the seat next to you. You will remember that moment for the rest of your life!!! Congratulations again and i wish you many safe landings!!! I love the goosebumps comment by Lewis, it must also be a strange feeling to let your student go solo for the first time as a CFI... I hope to experience that feeling somewhere in my aviation future ;-)
Congrats!! You'll never forget your first solo. The rest goes super quick. Enjoy!! Congrats Dix as well! You must feel like a dad whose child just got training wheels removed!!
I never, ever, in all my days, thought I'd tear up at a Lew Dix video ... so beautiful, man! It's a great feeling when that bird is all yours, or closer to it, at least!
Congrats to Mike, your emotions were seen easily in the end when you saw him. I quite got emotional too, wishing you to be on the day of my solo. Enjoyed every bit of this video. Huge love and respect.
Congrats Mike! I had a feeling this was coming for a while, and you killed it. Now the real journey begins, enjoy bro. Also Lewis, loved the segment trying to blog over the engines on the ramp, and you managed to slide in one Cessna joke
Thanks so much for sharing, chaps :) Love the radio work, by the way - clear, concise, whilst also squeezing some extra polite touches. This is the way.
Good job man! I still remember the fright I had the first time but as soon as I was up there the training kicked in and it was business as usual! Glad you recorded this for him Lewis, he will always remember it.
Congratulations mike! I love how enthusiastic you are when he gets back, my instructor is cool but not as cool as that and I think that goes a long way in motivating the student as well as the instructor. Again congrats and great video!
wow, he really looked a bit nervous. Thankfully the student was super relaxed. ;) Big Congratulations to both of you! That looked like a real smooth first solo. Also, again: top music selection and editing. Together with your enthusiasm ... it made me emotional, too, just watching it. One more time: Congrats to the first solo, Mike. And to a fantastic job on teaching and editing, Lewis.
I have watched a few first solo videos. I'm planning to start my PPL in a few years. That moment when the plane leaves the runway for the first time always makes me smile 😃 so proud of you, man!
I love how you say welcome to the sky! It gives me so much hype and it’s so comforting! I just booked a discovery flight where I’m from and I hope to get my private pilot license in the future!
@@amandastubbs1763 Thank you! I really did! One in a lifetime opportunity! Really want to get my license! Going to save up! Have fun with your lessons! Really exciting!
this made me emotional!! im a few hours away from my first solo and I am so excited, I hope my instructor is as ecstatic as you are!!! great job mike!!!
Congratulations, Mike! What a wonderful morning for your first solo. I know it's been a couple of years since this was posted, so I hope you and your flying career are making great strides. It's been 25+ years since I've instructed (and signed off students), and watching this was such a pleasure.
Congratulations Mike. Great to see you progress from total newbie to a solo pilot! Lewdix, as always you do an amazing job with your instruction and your videos. I have learned so much from your videos!
Awesome work, Mike. And you set a really good example - there’s always time to celebrate on the ground, but when you’re in the air, you’re at work. Concentration from the moment the door shut right through you engine off; absolutely the way to do it.
Congratulations!!!!!... Nothing beats the feeling of the first solo... That thing feels like it takes off like a rocket ship with one person in it for the first time...
Well done! The day my instructor jumped out and told me to go do what I always did I noted the increase in climb rate, but it didn't really hit me until short final that I was the only person in this thing (Cherokee 140 C-FKKF) and I needed to land it in about 10 seconds.
The more i get into my flight training the more i appreciate your videos. I learn so much and execute during my lessons. Got my solo endorsememt just waiting for the weather to cooperate. Keep up the great content. I know when you start working again itll be harder to post but until then loving the posts
You are a fantastic instructor. I know being a flight instructor is not really something anyone stays in, its just a stepping stone into something bigger, but it is a shame in your case because even in this short video it is very easy to see the passion you have for teaching someone else to fly. Bravo!
Well done and congratulations Mike. Love the controllers comment "We'll take care of him!" Interesting to watch your reactions Lewis, expect it can be an anxious time for instructors. Very well edited, great story telling. :-) Still lockdown here in the UK so no flying for me :-( Tim
Watching your students become pilots is almost like being there. If I had the resources I would move there and have Lewis as an instructor. Thanks for the videos
From one Mike to another congratulations Mike you looked so much cooler and calmer then Lew! Onwards and upwards young man you have this. Well done Lew another one for you to be proud of.
I know it's 2022, but I clapped when he nailed the first landing......You must be a seasoned pilot by now.....Congrats and good luck to both the instructor and the student.....
Congrats MIKE! I just soloed a few months ago myself! Now doing XCs! Hopefully we both do great things. Lew I'll go to Florida soon to fly with you and have some goof laughs! Keep up the good work bro.
I imagine the first solo, which I haven’t done yet has a similar feeling to your first flight at the beginning. I can’t speak for everyone but there was something about my first flight that was just absolutely not fun, but brought forth a desire to do it again and again. I’m both dreading, and looking forward to my first solo.
Wow that is awesome! Very excited and happy for you! I know I'm actually about 1 flight away from my first solo so I'm kinda freaking out wondering what it's going to be like!
That was so inspirational, and I have seen hundreds of first solos. I am inspired to start my PP license journey again after 13 years. This time it’s all the way!
I’m going to go solo any flight now. Just perfecting the flare on my landing. I’m so excited and can’t wait for the day!! I should make a video that day. Thanks for all your video tips and Inspo!
Great video. Congrats mate. Clocking up my hours here in Newcastle on Tyne. First solo is a little way down the road ( runway ) yet. Can see the emotion , definitely a lifetime first....
That feeling of lifting off for your first time solo is something magical, terrifying and so peaceful and amazing all condensed together. Mine was in October!
Get this channel to 100k subs! C'mon lads! Tell your mums, wives, friends, your mates, everyone!
Make this happen!
I’ve been here since 5k and I’ve told all my friends to sub just there parents won’t let them get a yt account so they can’t sub
@@captian2044 haha thanks for being here since 5K!
Yeah right!!?? Its amazing how you see kids that have hundreds of Ks even million subs and probably havent been outside their houses, or just play games.... And this here, requires so much more effort, knowledge skills time everything and doesnt get so much attention. Hard to understand...but again these days and these times we re living in, who knows..... Not taking credit of those kind of youtubers but, this is golden
Yes you got one sub here!
"There's no one in the pattern" *Looks around* "Actually there's a boat up there." lmao!
Lmao Cessna's
Love how enthusiastic and proud you are as an instructor man!
If you don't love it then what's the point? Thanks mate!!
No joke, the editing only gets better!
Oh yeah and congrats Mike!
My heart rate is going up :)
Thanks mate!
"Do a full stop"... something that every pre-solo student wants to hear...
haha
@@LewDixAviation My instructor said ask for the option.
Why is that?
@@grlrepelantI was so confused
@@videogameplayer0552so the instructor can get out of the plane
Congratulations on your first solo! Well done young man. This video brought fond memories of my first solo....52 years ago. You put a smile on this old mans face. Thanks you!
Nice 🔥
Old men are the best, I know, I resemble one, seriously
The first time your instructor leaves you alone even though you probably already know what to do, feels so strange and intimidating, of something does goes wrong hes not there to save the day, is definetely different
Great job Mike!!!
There is absolutely no feeling in the world comparable to that moment when you take off for the first time without anyone sitting in the seat next to you. You will remember that moment for the rest of your life!!!
Congratulations again and i wish you many safe landings!!!
I love the goosebumps comment by Lewis, it must also be a strange feeling to let your student go solo for the first time as a CFI...
I hope to experience that feeling somewhere in my aviation future ;-)
It's definitely a weird feeling. Not one that I am used to even having done this many a time! He did a fantastic job!
He absolutely did!!!
Truer words have never been spoken, I'm still wiping at the sh!% eatin grin to wipe it off my face, and that was back in 1997
Congratulations Mike! I knew he was getting close in the last video. He’s a sharp guy.
Congrats!! You'll never forget your first solo. The rest goes super quick. Enjoy!! Congrats Dix as well! You must feel like a dad whose child just got training wheels removed!!
I was actually more like an overbearing mother. Made him a packed lunch and everything....
@@LewDixAviation at least it was his lunch and not his shorts. He looked like he'd been flying for a long time.
I actually got weak knees and goosebumps watching this as if I was doing my first solo again. That was strange.
I'm glad! haha Thanks for watching man!
Chef John here! Oh wait wrong channel. Way to go Mike, you landed those like a seasoned pro! You're officially PIC now, make good decisions!
I just seen this and instantly got happy for mike. Congratulations on your solo
I never, ever, in all my days, thought I'd tear up at a Lew Dix video ... so beautiful, man! It's a great feeling when that bird is all yours, or closer to it, at least!
That’s brilliant man! It’s such an emotional and huge moment!
Started crying when ATC said “Don’tworry we got him”.....
Congrats Mike! You nailed it! I just soloed a few days ago. The feeling is incredible, isn’t it? Keep up the great work man!
Congratulations! Soloing was one of the most happy and. memorable occasions of my life! Keep on flying !
Congrats to Mike, your emotions were seen easily in the end when you saw him. I quite got emotional too, wishing you to be on the day of my solo. Enjoyed every bit of this video. Huge love and respect.
Congrats Mike! I had a feeling this was coming for a while, and you killed it. Now the real journey begins, enjoy bro.
Also Lewis, loved the segment trying to blog over the engines on the ramp, and you managed to slide in one Cessna joke
Thanks so much for sharing, chaps :)
Love the radio work, by the way - clear, concise, whilst also squeezing some extra polite touches. This is the way.
Thanks mate!!
Nice work, Mike! Congratulations! You've got a calm and level-headed demeanor, which will suit you well. And, you had a badass instructor.
Good job man! I still remember the fright I had the first time but as soon as I was up there the training kicked in and it was business as usual! Glad you recorded this for him Lewis, he will always remember it.
Congratulations mike! I love how enthusiastic you are when he gets back, my instructor is cool but not as cool as that and I think that goes a long way in motivating the student as well as the instructor. Again congrats and great video!
So happy for you man! I can’t wait till I get to solo myself, Thanks for letting me vicariously get my solo early:)
It's truly altogether different feeling. Congratulations. Celebrate the moment.
Just performed my first solo yesterday and emotions were high. This channel has been amazing so far in my pilot journey
Great job Mike! Absolutely well done! Like your instructor said, you made it look real easy. Youv'e got the goods kid!
Mike's a total professional and you're a great instructor, Lewis.
P.S. Your editing always cracks me up 😂
haha Thanks mate! Glad you like the edits
wow, he really looked a bit nervous. Thankfully the student was super relaxed. ;)
Big Congratulations to both of you! That looked like a real smooth first solo. Also, again: top music selection and editing. Together with your enthusiasm ... it made me emotional, too, just watching it.
One more time: Congrats to the first solo, Mike. And to a fantastic job on teaching and editing, Lewis.
haha Cheers mate!
I have watched a few first solo videos. I'm planning to start my PPL in a few years. That moment when the plane leaves the runway for the first time always makes me smile 😃 so proud of you, man!
I love how you say welcome to the sky! It gives me so much hype and it’s so comforting! I just booked a discovery flight where I’m from and I hope to get my private pilot license in the future!
I hope you enjoyed your discovery flight @tracey muy! I started lessons last year and it is so addictive.
@@amandastubbs1763 Thank you! I really did! One in a lifetime opportunity! Really want to get my license! Going to save up! Have fun with your lessons! Really exciting!
What an awesom video!!!!! Well done. I'm doing my Pre-Solo Written Exam right now and going to be doing my first solo any day now. Can't wait!!!!!
this made me emotional!! im a few hours away from my first solo and I am so excited, I hope my instructor is as ecstatic as you are!!! great job mike!!!
Good luck! So glad you’re close to soloing!
Congratulations MIKE nothing like solo..... without the CFI the plane climbs and flies so much better..Welcome to the sky’s my brother...Big Rich
Congratulations, Mike! What a wonderful morning for your first solo.
I know it's been a couple of years since this was posted, so I hope you and your flying career are making great strides. It's been 25+ years since I've instructed (and signed off students), and watching this was such a pleasure.
Congratulations Mike, what an excellent memory this video will be! Mikes RT is excellent for a student.
Congratulations Mike. Great to see you progress from total newbie to a solo pilot!
Lewdix, as always you do an amazing job with your instruction and your videos. I have learned so much from your videos!
Brilliant man!
Awesome work, Mike. And you set a really good example - there’s always time to celebrate on the ground, but when you’re in the air, you’re at work. Concentration from the moment the door shut right through you engine off; absolutely the way to do it.
Awesome ! Something I will never forget ! Your 1st Solo ! Congratulations 👏🏻 Welcome To The Sky 😀👍🙏🏻❤️
Congratulations!!!!!... Nothing beats the feeling of the first solo... That thing feels like it takes off like a rocket ship with one person in it for the first time...
You are one of the best instructors I've ever seen on youtube.
Thank you so much!
Well done Mike.. it’s a feeling you will never forget. Good Luck 👊🏼👊🏼
Congrats Mike! Such a promising and capable PIC. Can’t wait to get my CFI and be as inspirational of an instructor as you Lewis
Congratulations Mike! Lewis your passion and confidence in your students come right through the camera. Well done!
Don't stop creating these videos, you do a great job and they are so helpful for us student pilots! Great job!
I’m glad you enjoy my videos! Thanks!
Great video. I start ground school this Thursday. I've been watching flying videos for about a year and a half now. I'm ready to learn.
I've had two first solos. 12 years apart from each other. Both are unforgettable moments in my life. Greatest feeling I'm the world 😊
I remember mine back in 86. You can fly for years and years but that first solo is the one you will always remember. Well done brother
congrats Mo!!!! absolute butter on the landing's as well. 3 points for liverpool tonight ;)
very nice landing mate! center line always makes me smile....
So dope, can feel that joy, congratz on first solo... ahhhh what a happy moment there for the rest of the life
So freaking great! He looked smooth as butter up there. Very relaxed. I just did my first solo today! Still taking it in lol
Loved that, felt emotional and remembered my first solo back at Manchester Barton on 31st January 1996.
This video is great man. Seems like you are an instructor who really cares! Love that! Keep up the good work both of you.
Thanks man!
So glad for Mike! Has been such a pleasure watching him learn and develop. He will be a great pilot
Congrats Mike! You look really confident up there.
This is what it’s all about , I’ll never forget the nervous excitement , and euphoria after the last landing
This video made me so happy. I'm starting lessons soon and I hope my instructor is half as caring as you!
Well done!
The day my instructor jumped out and told me to go do what I always did I noted the increase in climb rate, but it didn't really hit me until short final that I was the only person in this thing (Cherokee 140 C-FKKF) and I needed to land it in about 10 seconds.
4:14: "Just slow down, write it down, read it back"
5:25: * writes nothing down *
Just like my solo, haha
Thats awesome! congrats Mike! It was cool to see the process leading up to this day too
I know this is an older video but it's still exciting to watch. Would love to see how far Mike has gotten in two years! Congratulations!
Man this is awesome. I do my first solo this weekend. Beyond excited. Congrats mike.
Congrats, and nice landing! I just did my first solo last monday, it really is an amazing feeling!
The more i get into my flight training the more i appreciate your videos. I learn so much and execute during my lessons. Got my solo endorsememt just waiting for the weather to cooperate. Keep up the great content. I know when you start working again itll be harder to post but until then loving the posts
You are a fantastic instructor. I know being a flight instructor is not really something anyone stays in, its just a stepping stone into something bigger, but it is a shame in your case because even in this short video it is very easy to see the passion you have for teaching someone else to fly. Bravo!
Congrats Mike. Not only did you do it, but you did it so we all could watch!
Another great video as always, and congratulations Mike on his first solo!
Well done and congratulations Mike. Love the controllers comment "We'll take care of him!" Interesting to watch your reactions Lewis, expect it can be an anxious time for instructors. Very well edited, great story telling. :-) Still lockdown here in the UK so no flying for me :-( Tim
You'll be back soon enough Timbo!
Congrats Mike, well done!! I soloed over 30 years ago and remember it like it was yesterday.
Why? Scary?
Watching your students become pilots is almost like being there. If I had the resources I would move there and have Lewis as an instructor. Thanks for the videos
Glad you like the videos man!
Just saw the video of him coming back a year after. This dude was able to fly perfectly even after such a big break of not flying. Great pilot!
I have mine coming up soon and I am nervous and EXCITED! Watching this gave me chills.
From one Mike to another congratulations Mike you looked so much cooler and calmer then Lew! Onwards and upwards young man you have this. Well done Lew another one for you to be proud of.
haha Cheers Mikey!
I know it's 2022, but I clapped when he nailed the first landing......You must be a seasoned pilot by now.....Congrats and good luck to both the instructor and the student.....
Yeah MAN!!!!! AHHHH gotta be the greatest feeling for both you guys! Gettin ready for that checkride one endorsement at a time!!!
Congrats MIKE! I just soloed a few months ago myself! Now doing XCs! Hopefully we both do great things. Lew I'll go to Florida soon to fly with you and have some goof laughs! Keep up the good work bro.
You know it’s a big day when Lewis is up at 6 in the morning... bravo Mike!
I've still not recovered
Well done Mike... (maybe the most laid-back instructor, pilot and controllers I've heard)
Now for cross country flights! This is where becoming a pilot pays off. Just wait til you do IFR training. Lol
I'm on ifr now lmao whole different ball game
Congrats mike!!!!!!!!! I’ve watched your progress man. Great instructor. !!
Well done Mike, lovely circuits..testimony to having an excellent instructor. The boy did good!! 👌👍
I imagine the first solo, which I haven’t done yet has a similar feeling to your first flight at the beginning. I can’t speak for everyone but there was something about my first flight that was just absolutely not fun, but brought forth a desire to do it again and again. I’m both dreading, and looking forward to my first solo.
Dang Lew, I wish you were my instructor! You made that day so special for him! You make flying more fun than it already is. Thank you for being you.
Literally haven't seen this guy smile till today. Congrats on the solo and the emotions :)
Way to go Mike - Congratulations man !!!!! - Kudos Lewis !! - You sir are a great instructor brotha'.
Thank you!
The most valuable and funny content of aviation on UA-cam!!
You’re very kind, thank you
I literally cried watching this! Congrats
Wow that is awesome! Very excited and happy for you! I know I'm actually about 1 flight away from my first solo so I'm kinda freaking out wondering what it's going to be like!
Congrats Mike! Great series, been fun watching you progress. Keep up the great content LewDix!
Just watched first solo flight ..amazing mate the confidence you project is unreal even atc talks to you as a mate ..realy well done to both of you 🤙
Congratulations Mike. Always great to see a first solo (and one accomplished apparently so effortlessly).
Congratulations Mike! Lewis your passion for what you do is inspirational. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Jay!!
That was so inspirational, and I have seen hundreds of first solos. I am inspired to start my PP license journey again after 13 years. This time it’s all the way!
That’s so cool!
I’m going to go solo any flight now. Just perfecting the flare on my landing. I’m so excited and can’t wait for the day!!
I should make a video that day.
Thanks for all your video tips and Inspo!
How did it go?
@@thepenmen22 it went great, I was so nervous. I now have my PPL, and just passed my CPL flight test last month. On the road of time building now lol
@@caitlinkaminski4096 Wow! Congratz!!!! Is your goal ATP with 1500 hours? What's your time building strategy?
@@thepenmen22 yes that’s the goal ! And for time building just doing as many night flights to get the night cross country PIC time as possible ☺️
Getting ready for my first solo coming in about one week or so ! Super excited !
My CFI told me when he asks me if I am ready, " I replied get out my airplane!"
Isn't that the "Macho" Hazardous Attitudes they teach about lol no I kid. That's awesome! When you know, you know.
Great video. Congrats mate. Clocking up my hours here in Newcastle on Tyne. First solo is a little way down the road ( runway ) yet. Can see the emotion , definitely a lifetime first....
Took my private pilot license exam and flight at Orlando Executive Airport in the 1980s. Great job Mike! Happy flying!
Very confident pilot. He did an awesome job!!!
That feeling of lifting off for your first time solo is something magical, terrifying and so peaceful and amazing all condensed together. Mine was in October!