a while – congratulations, i’m so happy for you! my instructor did the same thing – i don’t think they like to tell you for certain when they’re going to let you solo, partly because you never know, they might get you on an off day where you’re just not performing 100%, and they don’t want to get your hopes up, or put pressure on you. but there’s nothing like that first moment where someone who knows piloting has enough faith in you to let you go up in a flying machine and trust that you can get it back on the ground safely. except maybe the moment your instructor 