Flying to LRO and BACK 1) This was one of her first flights. 2) She wore safety Glasses on subsequent flights 3) The use of a helmet was considered very carefully however we chose not to use one. 4) The use of the phone is for communication in the same way a certified pilot would communicate with tower or ATC but in this case I am monitoring the situation and sending her pertinent information. More importantly, she is reporting her engine temperatures to me. If I see an unfavorable trend, I can give her advice or make adjustments at the next stop.

This girl is amazing. She is piloting an aircraft as if she were taking a bike ride in the park. Calm, carefree, confident. Congratulations to her and to those who prepared her. I wish her the greatest of happiness her life, both in the air and on land. Take care.

There are quite a bit of people mentioning eye protection, this was one of my first-ever flights before heading to Oshkosh so I had not thought of it yet. Currently, I use safety glasses but we may upgrade to a full face in the future.

That is so awesome. What a lucky girl to have such a hobby.

Excellent. What a GREAT way for a young lady to spend a few hours!

Love every second of this and she has a lot to be proud of. One thing that kept crossing my mind was the wind in her face. I really think she should be wearing something for eye protection. That aside must repeat loved all of this and again she has lots to be proud of. Wonderfull !

She is so cool and focused showing supreme control of the plane and skies. Way to go young lady. You are an inspiration for us all.

Amazing how quickly the aircraft gets into the air once she throttles up :), great stuff, thanks for sharing.

I would have liked seeing the landing part of this video.

Braking technique of Fred Flintstone.

Alina, congratulations on your piloting achievements. It's really nice to see a young lady such as yourself push boundaries with confidence, and to enjoy it as you obviously do. I'd like to offer some recommendations, suggestions and observations if you'll allow me. Aviation knowledge comes at a price. You have the opportunity to learn much with the vast information and aviation resources that are available to you today electronically and online. That has not always been the case. In earlier days the skills, regs and science of flying were carried around in big boxes of books. Many of the lessons learned by pilots were paid for with lives. There is no need to experiment with safety. Know that if you cut corners, you will eventually pay a price for it. Respect experience and understand that the majority of pilots want to help you along. Listen with an open mind and declare every flight to be a learning experience. I happened to notice a few things that deserve your attention: No eye protection can be very costly. A bird strike or flying debris can ruin your whole day. When I was a military flight student, another student and instructor were hit by a buzzard which broke through the windscreen and practically destroyed the cockpit. The instructor, blinded and unable to communicate with the student, thought the student was dead. Being unable to fly himself, he bailed out leaving the unconscious student to his fate. Luckily the student regained consciousness and was able to safely land the aircraft. It was one of his first landings. Take note. A helmet is recommended. If nothing else, please protect your eyesight for future use and your next landing. You need to work on your situational awareness, both on the ground and in the air. When you start to move the aircraft, stow the phone. You should be looking everywhere, all at once, all of the time. Take extra care to clear yourself above, behind, below and in front on takeoff and landing. Keep your head moving. You held short on the wrong side of the hold short line. That line is present for a good reason. Improper operation by a pilot, both on the ground and in the air causes other pilots to have to watch out for them. Don't be that pilot. It may also cost a flight violation. Raise the level of professionalism rather than lower it. Use your safety harness properly. It's designed to keep you secure in flight, and in the event of a hard landing to prevent injury. Think "safety first" and live it. Imagine what could happen and be ready for that, rather than to dismiss concerns. Know where the nearest landing field is in event of emergency. Keep far, far away from thunderstorms. Far away. Always have fun, judge conditions conservatively, and continue to learn. On your worst day ever, continue to fly the aircraft. Do the pilot stuff. If something happens to you that you don't understand, ask questions until you do understand. Flying is first a set of skills. If you learn them well, it becomes an art; a thing of beauty. Learn everything you can, and never stoop learning. If you don't have a flight data system, Foreflight is an excellent tool. An entire aviation library can be available to you on an i-pad. I wish you the best, and many decades of safe and fun flying. signed- Hopper. Ex military pilot and flight instructor, Commercial pilot, CFII and recreational pilot. I'm looking forward to seeing your future progress. Subscribed.

Wonderful to see a young lady enthusiastic about aviation. Please remember “safety is no accident”. I won’t harp but please at least wear a full face helmet. I hope to see more of your adventures.

Well done Captain Scott. When able, you could get a helmet which will give you an integrated eyescreen, headphones and microphone and head protection all in one. The headset company like Dave Clark will probably sponsor you - as AirVenture Pilot if the Year Captain. To tx Transmit, you can have a PTT button to press to talk. You can fix the button on your control column

Great to see younger people getting into ultralight flying!!

The “hold short” line is there for a reason. Waiting for another aircraft to land is done on the taxi side of the hold short. Other than that… well done young lady!

Calm, Composed n Confident while enjoying her passion. Wish you Safe Flying. Almighty's Blessings.

Yall are so awesome, both of you!

I fly PPG, and this has inspired me to start flying fixed wing ultra light. What an awesome and amazing young lady. I have a 14 year old son, he does some cool stuff, too, but she wins! As for all these people out there giving her a hard time for cell phone use or eye pro, I say know before you blow. Meaning, don't speak on things til you have all the information. There are many aviation apps and tools I use on my phone when I fly. Haters gonna hate. I say Hi Five!!! Super badass kid!!! 😎 Great job dad!!!

Outstanding, well done. My only comment is personal choice. I prefer a closed cab. Ya I know it's not the same as the open freedom thing, but I've had my fill of bird turds, insects, marine layer goop and trying to enjoy a cup of coffee or snack on those long one's. My bird is similar. We used rivets, 12 & 16 GA alum sheets and marine aluminum flex bond to seal and enclose my little cabin. What a huge difference. Put a small console in too with upgraded instruments and even an Icom VHF. Enjoy!!

Amazing. Young lady you are a inspiration.

👍👍👍👍 she is a great pilot! Keep going this way in your life!

Nicely done, girl! I built and flew C-IAVW an aerobatic biplane with differential frieze ailerons and push-pull control tubes. CAVU skies to all aviators!

Parece que saiu da escola e foi dar uma voltinha no ultraleve... fofinha ela!! Parabéns!!!

Great video and very cool to see how great she handled the flight.

Amazing!! God Bless you, Darlin. Brought tears to meold eyes!! What fun. Best wishes.... Ax

I see some doing some critisizing she is a young girl doing what young girls do. she looks very relaxed and its beautifull to see.Her dad will give her the extra advice she needs . she is doing fine and the more she does the more she wil learn.

Well done Alina and good job dad Just avoid unnecessary use of cell, at least use a cell holder if necessary, eye protection, stop before the runway line and I think a flight suit will be good just in case of bugs or whatever strike Good job girl I wish if my kid is interested in flight like you

Flight is solo VERY BEAUTIFULL...AWESOME .I LOVE THE SMALL MICROLIGHTS SUCH ASTOUNDING MAGNIFICENT PEOPLE IN THERE FLYING MACHINES...PURE FLIGHT IS JUST BEYOND WORDS..!!****

WOW! That is so cool. I can't imagine the feeling of being aloft in such an aircraft. 👍

Alina você é top! Muito bom trabalho parabéns

A small kid... So confidence.... Hats off to her🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. Regards from 🇮🇳 india

This is incredible, You be safe young lady! 😊

Умничка! Крепкого здоровья! Новых высот! Удачи!

Essa menina fez me recordar de quando era jovem e voava todo final de semana. Tempos de ouro. Parabéns garota, vc pilota muito bem....

Such a young and confident pilot. Very impressive.

Nice to see people flying Ultralights .. I have a Teradactyl Asender .. I have in hung in my garage Haven't flown for a least 10yr's .. Enjoy and fly safe .

Absolutely Beautiful Flying, incredible young lady, I wish all kids would pursue something so beautiful and soul satisfying. Love It!

Glad she finally put down her phone. She definitely knows how to handle it. Impressive amount of technology on her ultralight!

A fearless young lady, thats awesome.

Inexpensive to buy & maintain, great on fuel, amazing views, great memories, and my personal favorite, only one seat! That's my new favorite aircraft.

Way to Go! From a way retired old Navy Aviator.

For everyone, I think it is extremely important for her to wear protective goggles against small insects that can hit her in the eyes, mouth and nose, I think her parents should ask her to wear a closed helmet that allows for better reception of the radio signal and better safety I also think she should also wear more secure clothing due to the altitude she is flying at!!!! But congratulations on your remarkable expertise in flying this vehicle!

No eye protection, goggles, helmet? Kinda crazy. Cool lil plane.

BRAVOOOOOOOO!!!!! Keep Going Alina !!!!! From Greece with Love!!!!!!! ;-)

Have been thinking of getting an Aerolite and found your channel. Fantastic! Only negative would be the cell phone. On previous video of Alina flying about over water, she had some need to text and was even letting go of the stick to text A LOT. Can envision worse outcome flying and texting compared to driving and texting. Have the beautiful young lady leave the cell phone on the ground!

Always wanted to do this myself but no one even close to me gives lessons. I would have to go about 800 miles to the closest person. I'll probably never get the chance. You go girl !!!!

Excelente. Minha maior preocupação foi de vc não estar usando um capacete e óculos.

Building a kit ultralight or LSA is my retirement project. I'm a little envious that this kid doesn't have to wait until retirement to go flying. Still, great flying.

I'm a quick sliver sprint ul pilot for many years ,always remember ( safety first ware a helmet please) . Outstanding flying keep up the fun. Thanks for making this. 😊

Wow!!! Amazing and cool aviation stuff! 👍

At her age I would have been happy to just get a ride. I do have a couple of additional observations. I'm glad my airplane has a stick. I would hate to have to use both hands on a wheel all of the time. She ran that poor engine at full throttle for a long time. She flew straight out and never turned. I'll bet the pilot in the twin behind her was pulling his hair out. One time when I took off in my MX, the airplane behind me took off and flew under me before I got to the end of the runway. It looked like there was a lot of "populated area" below her. I'm glad I don't have to fly over all of those trees. Also would have like to see her look around a little more to watch for other planes. Please don't take this as criticism. I have been flying for a long time and I am still learning.

Excelente vuelo. Felicidades y bendiciones

Умница, красавица, обсолютно нет у нее страха, очень уверенно пилотирует, единственный минус без очков и одета не по погоде , так легко простудиться.

A bit of advice, keep your hand on the throttle during takeoff and landing. Clear skies and happy landing.

How old??? I'm impressed! Way to go, and eye pro is important, sure, but that's something you'll learn, among other things. That's awesome, and I'm proud of you! Happy flights for many years!

Wow!!! Such a cool girl!!! I wish you lots of fun flying this ultralite. I realy enjoyed the video!!!! GO FOR IT!! Make your dreams come true!!!!!

This has to be the motorbike of the skies! Love it!

Браво !!! Вы такая смелая леди, это заслуживает огромного уважения ! Я иногда летаю на дельтаплане и перед стартом , всегда есть небольшое волнение , может это пройдёт со временем ! Удачи вам , мягхих посадок !

What a cool disposition this young pilot has. I think she should be wearing safety googles. I rode motorcycles. A bumble bee in the eye at 20 mph is no fun!

WOW she was so calm and cool. BEASTMODE

Oh my God. Brave girl. My heart is pumping more blood while watching this video 😅. Even she not wearing a glass for protesting her eyes. Look where she keeps her cell phone😂.

I can't believe her confidence. Everything is like second nature to her. Fair play!

Красота , смелая девушка , даже без парашюта ❤️ !

I love your confidence, way to go girl.

Coo, l calm and collected. Amazing! Congrats.

Amazing girl! She calmly took her place on the taxiway with a twin prop behind her and another coming in to land, and when her turn came, just lined up for a perfect takeoff.🐝🐞

Some “blue blocker” shades would do wonders not only to shield your eyes but the views they offer are breathtaking!

You are one gutsy girl. Go for it, and well done.

nice, vid. i love the sound of the engine, it sounds really good. excellent tuned engine.

She looks like a very young woman, she will probably be fly a jet liner one day.

Thats pretty sick, Having those other planes around, nice,, i see you got the wind shield there. probably still wear some eye wear though for the wind blasting... really cool!!

Thats all I want to do in life... just fly like you are doing. Way to go!!!

No way you would catch me in an open airframe like this lol. She's more brave than I am

Plenty of advice here from the "Experts", I'll leave the flight safety to them. My Penny's worth is that I know of four instances of 'Oh My God, I DROPPED IT!' moments from paramotors and hang-gliders... two phones, a GoPro, and a very expensive SLR camera. A lanyard, or some other kind of strap for your phone could be a cheap and worthwhile investment. I'm jealous as hell... keep it up as long as you enjoy it... have a ball!

Mi respeto y admiración por su valentía

OMG. I love it. Thanks you for sharing.

Impressionante! Pilota com a maior naturalidade do mundo! Bons vôos!

Um exemplo para essa juventude. Parabéns!

Отважный летчик, умело пилотирует! Спасибо за шикарный полет..!

Would like to hear the comunication traffic also . Great video.

Wow, what a talented young person. She will for sure be a international pilot some day.

This is TRULY Awesome!!! Well done young lady. I wished I had done this when I was younger. May All your Dreams come True!

Some courage there! I'm used to fly Cessna's and stuff but I would be scared as hell if asked to fly that thing 😅

Awesome kid and brave young lady

Great to see very young people have so much Ambition and determination.😊

OML! She has natural instinct to the controls. I would trust her to fly The 777 if I was a passenger, after she completed that qualification. Awesome! Thanks

This video put such a smile on my face when she pulled out onto that runway and went full power with full-size planes all around her. Just so cool.

Good command of the aircraft.

its like a gokart in the sky ... amazing!!

Отрастила крылья - богиня!

Какая смелая девочка!!!

Amazing video, Thank you, this has made my day, So carefree, just as life should be lived, Why do some people want to wrap up in cotton wool to take on the world, Too many what if and you should people around in the comments. Thank you again for taking the time to make and upload the video.

This is just beautiful beyond words

Ok. Voa igual a um pássaro mas onde estão os oculos de proteção? ❤❤❤❤❤

Magic, only those born with wings have this much confidence and skill.

Oh my gosh hon, I would have given anything to have been able to do that when I was your age! I'd give anything to be able to do it now! I didn't have the know how, the means, the resources, etc. when I was young. When I finally was able to take an introductory flight at the small airport in the next city over, I was just thrilled! I was 16 and it was a birthday present. I had dreamed of flying since I was little and it finally came time to experience it. Well, I ended up vomiting at the end of the flight and had been sick for most of the flight, so basically the whole flight was pretty miserable. This was in a Cessna 152. I was so disappointed in myself, and I was so discouraged, but a few years later I had saved up some money and started taking private lessons. Well, yet again, terrible motion sickness! I had always dreamed of flying, and then I was kept down by this awful affliction. I was so so disappointed! I have always hoped that maybe someday I would be able to get back up there, but I fear the motion sickness. I have often wondered if perhaps my route to getting up in the air might be something like what you are doing, and if perhaps the motion sickness might not be as bad, or even non existent with that type of flying, or if there are medications that might help, without drowsiness or side effects that might cause one to not be able to fly safely? Anyway, you go girl! I am SO jealous and envious! I hope you can continue to fly your little heart out!!! Enjoy!!

Lovely. And all of that airplane stuff was pretty cool, too.

Amazing performance out of that ultralight. I was surprised that ATC let her aloft straight out on departure

A sleek craft... Such lovely lines

Keep doing what's you like and ask greator, to give quidians @ wisdom on sky that's owsome girl keep shining and that's freedom on air.. be careful God with you!!