PPL Lesson #18: Solo circuit consolidation

Managed to squeeze in a lesson just before sunset today, where I finally got to do some solo consolidation after my first solo flight back in August.

As the night closed in I managed to squeeze in 5 circuits total: 4 standard and 1 go-around because the one ahead hadn’t cleared the runway in time (which in retrospect I could have avoided if I’d managed my speed better on downwind). The weather was properly calm so the landings were fairly straightforward affairs and the runway lights were on for the last two circuits, which was very pretty but I took as a not-so-subtle hint from the tower that I should probably call it a day.

Turning up, grabbing the keys and wandering out to the plane to fly all on my own while the instructor hunkered down in the warm clubhouse with a mug of coffee was a very bizarre experience.