solo flight

collocation in English

meaningsofsoloandflight

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solo
adjective[before noun]
adverb
uk
/ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/us
/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/
alone; without ...
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flight
noun
uk
/flaɪt/us
/flaɪt/
a journey in ...
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(Definition ofsoloandflightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsolo flight

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Then they do their firstsoloflight, and after 10 or 15 hours' flying they obtain their pilot's licence.
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I am sure that we should all like to congratulate him upon his first "soloflight" in his new office.
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We have had many brilliant examples, of which we are all proud, of thesoloflight.
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To run a regular service is a very different thing from doing asoloflight.
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This is my firstsoloflight.
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Because training was conducted solely bysoloflightthe aircraft had to be very easy to fly and also easy to repair.
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Normally the firstsoloflightwas flown after 30 to 40 accompanied flights.
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Then they'd go off for onesoloflightand circuit, then they were into battle.
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He began flying at 16 after selling his motorcycle, and did his firstsoloflightat 17.
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In 1937, she made both her first parachute jump and her firstsoloflightat the age of sixteen.
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He performed his firstsoloflightat age 14; by age 16, he was working to obtain multiple major pilot certifications.
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He had been taking private flying lessons and asked his father to be his first passenger on his firstsoloflight.
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It was the longestsoloflightand longest flight accomplished by a woman that far.
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She showed a natural aptitude for flying and made her firstsoloflightafter only six hours of dual instruction.
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The next day his finalsoloflightof fifty seconds went 800 yards.
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All students must achieve a pass mark of 90% before commencing their firstsoloflight.
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Hall's firstsoloflightwas at age 15 in a glider, and he gained his aircraft pilot's licence at the age of 18.
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She trained at a flight training school and had her firstsoloflightin 1941 as a 19-year-old.
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His enthusiasm for aviation has grown since he took his firstsoloflight.
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A successful firstsoloflightis an indication that the student can fly without the instructor (instructor-less flight).
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