Mel Bole flies solo!
Jason Brown's first solo (adjunct flight instructor John Spencer trims his shirt tail)
Pat Winter's first solo
Surgeon Steven Katz flies solo; has his shirt-tail surgically removed by Chief Flight Instructor H. Paul Shuch
Keith McAndrew completes his first solo
Sheena flies LSA solo
David Braxton completes his first supervised solo...
...after which, Prof. Shuch performs the ritual Trimming of the Shirt.
John Knepp shows off part of his t-shirt, cut off and signed to mark his first solo flight at AvSport.
Alex Greenwald completes his first supervised solo...
...after which, Prof. Shuch performs the ritual Trimming of the Shirt.
Following a successful first solo flight, Prof. Shuch subjects Bob Everett to the time-honored ritual of Shirt-tail Circumcision.
Transitioning from an Aeronca Champ, John Prasko successfully solos the SportStar.
Bill Gowen gets his shirt-tail trimmed by Prof. Shuch, after completing his first solo flight.
Steve Falotico completes his first solo flight exactly 90 days after his first lesson, whereupon Prof. Shuch trims his shirt-tail.
David Mauck performed three landings and two go-arounds solo, before Prof. Shuch trimmed his shirt-tail.
Prof. Shuch trims another shirt-tail, after Rajendra Dave completes his first solo flight.
William Knauth shows off his first solo souvenir, achieved after only 10.2 hours of flight instruction..
Cheryl Smart trims her husband Mark's shirt-tail after his successful solo flight.
George Snedeker sacrifices his shirt-tail to the Greek God Aeolus, Ruler of the Winds, after a successful first solo flight.
Prof. Shuch trims Gerard Martorell's shirt tail, after his successful first solo flight.
Prof. Shuch trims yet another shirt tail, after Chong Jue completes a successful first solo flight in his Sky Arrow LSA.
After Jacob Jones completes a successful first solo flight, Prof. Shuch trims yet another shirt tail.
Brad Barton proudly displays the signed remnants of his shirt tail, after a successful first solo flight.
Prof. Shuch cuts off Jennifer Miller's shirt tail, after her successful first solo flight.
Properly masked for the pandemic, Prof. Shuch trims Andrew Corsini's shirt tail, after his successful first solo flight.
Prof. Shuch performs the traditional Trimming of the Shirt Tail, following Mike Goodman's successful first solo flight.
Prof. Shuch trims Chris Raymond's shirt tail, after his successful first solo flight.
Prof. Shuch trims Wayne Klug's shirt tail, after his successful first solo flight.
The whole family watches Ken's wife trim his shirt tail, after his solo flight.
Prof. Shuch congratulates Curtis, after a successful first solo flight.
Justin performs the ritual of trimming his wife Sarah’s shirttail, following her successful first solo flight.
First Solo Flight Photos
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