Jack Wallace is a Colorado native and now a student at the University of Colorado Boulder
That first solo flight is a defining event in the life of a pilot, whether your goal is to fly airliners or just have fun in the air. While there’s no maximum age for solo, most people know there’s a minimum: you have to be 16. But that’s only for powered airplanes. As this video shows, you can solo a glider at just 14. Ride along on Jack Wallace’s first solo in a Blanik L-23 for your daily dose of inspiration.
He never stopped his journey. On his 16th birthday, He soloed for the first time in a Cessna 152 out of Centennial Airport in Denver, Colorado.
Sources:
- https://youtu.be/P7BByn7eZG4
- https://youtu.be/HGPUTS1Spq4
- https://studentpilotnews.com/2018/03/02/video-first-glider-solo-14-years-old/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-wallace-17891197/
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