[rurounijones]

Amen to that, your first successful solo flight is something everyone remembers.

It is just fun!

Regarding the elements bit: The first time I went solo the only reason I stayed up for more than 15 minutes was finding a large bird (kestrel maybe) circling in a thermal and joining it. You don't get much more "with the elements" when in the air than that (Hang gliders excepted).