16 year old son solos, in a J-3, off a frozen lake
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It doesn’t get any better than this!


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That’s awesome! 16 years ago when I was 16 I took my first solo in a J-3.
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Very cool! Congratulations to him. Won’t be a day he’ll soon forget.
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Congratulations. Looks like he did a fine job!
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You need to quit feeding the kid, he's big enough! What a great way to celebrate reaching the ripe old age of 16. And, though maybe not obvious, I can see many advantages to soloing on that "terrain."
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Yes, the advantages include a lot of open space. That was offset by the lack of landing cues, and the flat lighting.
Also, all beware of wheel operations on snow. Snow depth Sunday was about 1-2"; that is fine.
And yes, we're hoping that he's done growing!
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