An accident I nearly had!
Several years ago I had a share in a 172, but never flew it as I spent all my time in Tailwinds or Rv's. Then a friend asked me to fly some disabled kids with terminal illnesses.
He flew us to the venue and took some of the kids up then it was my turn. I just was not prepared for how heavy the controls were, how much trim you had to wind in on that wheel. I should have got checked out in the thing first!!!! No harm was done and the passengers never knew I had underestimated the difference in types as i was strong enough to counteract the out of trim forces but my attention was sure focussed on getting that trim right after that. Lesson learnt!!!
That was the last time I flew a 172, and the share was sold immediately.
Congrats on the solo but bear in mind the opposite of what I said above is true of RV's, they are much better to fly than a 172, do what you ask of them when you think about it and are comparatively light on the controls. Get thoroughly checked out on type before flying one solo.
