Brand new Maule Pilot!!!

LCDRLES · Post by **LCDRLES** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:13 pm

My daughter, Electra Lucille Bullard soloed her Maule M5 180C, N5654B, today at 16 years of age and 34 hours dual instruction. Itâ€™s the only airplane she has ever flown. Her CFI, Jef Hubbell has done a wonderful job with her primary instruction.
What a wonderful airplane.
Thanks, B.D.!!

Chris in Milwaukee · Post by **Chris in Milwaukee** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:28 pm

Well done!

captnkirk · Post by **captnkirk** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 5:03 pm

Great , the demand for pilots is just going up with every year. She will always remember this day.

wtxdragger · Post by **wtxdragger** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 5:45 pm

She should be well versed in the Winds of West Texas!

DeltaRomeo · Post by **DeltaRomeo** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:44 pm

Congratulations!

LCDRLES · Post by **LCDRLES** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:49 pm

Yes, she is getting a real West Texas education in crosswinds. She loves the Maule, though.
I took her up in a 182 the other day and let her land it. She said it was â€œboringâ€. I may have created a monster!

snaproll · Post by **snaproll** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:52 pm

Not sure how I missed this. Congratulations!

Duane · Post by **Duane** » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:18 am

Congratulation!! Well done.

Post by **andy** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:31 am

Congratulations to Electra! It's impressive that her first solo was in a tailwheel Maule.

My daughter, Christine, soloed in a 152 when she was 16 but never went on to get her Private Pilot certificate. 23 years later in 2018 she got back into flying and completed an intensive 14 day course in the Sacramento area to finish up. Her check ride is scheduled next month. She decided to polish off the rusty skills in a 172 before we went to New Zealand to fly around the South Island in a couple of 172s. That was an absolutely awesome trip with Flyinn 24-Oct through 31-Oct. I highly recommend it, especially for pilots who have never spent much time in the mountains.

This coming June she and I are planning to fly the Maule (MX-7-180) to Alaska. Our significant others have no desire to spend all that time in a small aircraft so they will fly commercially and meet us in Anchorage. I plan to teach Christine to fly the Maule during that trip. Someday when I'm too old to do this stuff (I'd never be able to get a walker into the Maule), the Maule will be her airplane. I know it will outlast me.

LT4247 · Post by **LT4247** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:05 am

Welcome Electra!

doubleh · Post by **doubleh** » Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:49 pm

I'm a little late to the party, but Congratulations Electa!!! Thats an impressive accomplishment!
She has a good instructor.
I finished my twe with Jef a few months ago. He's good, Really good!!

Brand new Maule Pilot!!!

Brand new Maule Pilot!!!

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