Aviation has fascinated me for as long as I can remember — the engineering, the discipline, and the simple thrill of leaving the ground. Flying is where a lot of that comes together.

The video below is my first solo, in 2023 — a full flight, start to finish, in a Cessna 172S from Ardmore down to Mercer and back. It's self-hosted and streamed adaptively, so it starts quickly and plays smoothly right here in the page; use the quality button in the player if you want to dial it up or down.

First Solo · 2023

Cessna 172S, Ardmore → Mercer → Ardmore — the whole flight.