What a wondrous feeling it must be to to fly alone. To have earned a flight instructor's confidence and to have achieved the skill level necessary for solo flight. And I was there; I was ready to go. I had the skills for solo flight. It was the solo landing that had my instructor in knots. And no wonder; even I was scared witless at the idea of flying and landing solo. I had 10 hours in my logbook and had latched onto the notion that I should be soloing soon. It didn't matter to me that nothing about landing the airplane felt right. I had 10 hours; it was time to start thinking about the S-word. I was focused on my logbook instead of on my flying.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/solo