KKTV 11 News | Colorado Springs, Pueblo | Sports  Shaun Carney
takes solo flight  AIR FORCE ACADEMY (AP) - Getting into the air
is nothing new for Falcons quarterback Shaun Carney, who threw
12 touchdown passes last year. But on Friday, he really was in
the air.  The Air Force cadet completed his first solo flight in
a DA-20 single-engine aircraft, part of a program that screens
students for further flight training.  "You have a lot of people
around you when you run an offense," Carney said. "Here it's
just you and the plane and a lot of things you can't control."
His flight lasted about 15 minutes and consisted of three
takeoffs and landings, some touch-and-go landing-takeoff
combinations, and flying in traffic around Cadet Field.  "It got
a little congested because there were a lot of planes coming
back the same time and when things got close is when the
adrenaline was kicking in the most," Carney said.  His flight
instructor, Capt. Linda Thorstenson, said he did well.  "He was
very much ready, and was one