A 16 year old girl, Caroline Dougherty, flew her first solo in this 1918 Jenny, powered by an original OX-5.
That's pretty impressive.
I read somewhere that back in the `30s, when even large airports were often grass (or cinder) fields, airport operators began forbidding tailskid-equipped airplanes from landing there because of the damage they did to the turf. The couple that I've seen flying (over a few decades of doing this) have had tailwheels, probably because landing a tailskid-equipped airplane on pavement would be like plopping the tail down on ice.
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Now THAT was a fun video to watch. I can still remember first solo, doing like that must be incredible. Learning to fly in that puppy has to be an experience, I wouldn't mind it at all. Good for her!
Very cool video.
Quite an impressive young lady.
Thank you!
Lucky!
To be 16 again and to get to do this...
I loved seeing her pull power on downwind. Somebody's teaching her right. There are advantages to learning to fly at a small field.
I remember my first solo, some 50 years ago, vividly, but I have zero recollection of the 2nd and 3rd passes. Sure wish there was video of it. But then again, I don't think I was as smooth as this lady.
LRod
ZJX, ORD, ZAU retired
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