All three of our new students went solo this week. Two of them had flown before coming to us, so it was really their second 'first solo', but for one it was his very first time flying the plane by himself - a memorable occasion for every pilot!
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| All smiles for Jacob, Joe and Ethan (pictured with instructors me and Hans) |
On Saturday I went on a new (for me) bush walk to Windin Falls. It's about an hour's drive from Mareeba and then an hour and a half walk to the falls.
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| Nice big sign to say you've made it to the car park |
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| Nice wide track (muddy in places) |
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| Top of the falls |
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| A vertical cliff |
Since it's difficult to capture just how spectacular the falls are in a single photo, I took a panoramic video as well.
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| This walk also marked my first encounter with leeches |
