đ«đ· LâĂ©preuve du solo
Qui de lâinstructeur ou de lâĂ©lĂšve pilote de montgolfiĂšre Ă©prouve le plus de tension au moment du lĂącher. Ce premier et dernier solo (sans doute) de la carriĂšre dâun futur pilote. Et lâaboutissement pratiquement pour lâinstructeur de la formation de lâĂ©lĂšve pilote. Depuis 1986, jâai dĂ» participer Ă plus de 90 solos de garçons et de filles qui Ă©taient jugĂ©s aptes Ă finir leur formation. Et chaque jour la mĂȘme petite apprĂ©hension : ai je bien formĂ© cet Ă©lĂšve, que va t-il ressentir seul dans la nacelle, ai je mis assez de poids pour compenser lâabsence de passagers. Quant Ă lâĂ©lĂšve, il descend toujours du ballon avec un grand sourire et affirme que tout sâest bien passĂ©. Quelques semaines aprĂšs, au dĂ©tour dâune conversation, il va nĂ©anmoins confier quâil y a eu un petit serrement au niveau du cĆur, mais une grande plĂ©nitude, accrochĂ© sous la bulle dâair chaud. Une seule fois, un Ă©lĂšve a Ă©tĂ© pris en fin de vol par un petit thermique qui lâa baladĂ© pendant quinze minutes au quatre coins du champ. Un moment d’Ă©ternitĂ© pour lâinstructeur et sans doute pour le futur pilote.Â
đŹđ§ The solo flight test
Who of the instructor or the student pilot feels the most tension at the moment of the take off. This first and last solo (probably) of the career of a future pilot. And the culmination of the student pilot’s training for the instructor. Since 1986, I have participated in more than 90 solos of boys and girls who were judged to be able to finish their training. And every time I had the same little apprehension: did I train this student well, what will he feel alone in the basket, did I put enough weight to compensate for the absence of passengers. As for the student, he/she always comes down from the balloon with a big smile and says that everything went well. A few weeks later, during a conversation, he will nevertheless confide that there was a little tightness in the heart, but a great fullness, hanging under the hot air bubble. Only once, a student was caught at the end of the flight by a small thermal that carried him around the field for fifteen minutes. A moment of eternity for the instructor and undoubtedly for the future pilot.
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