Individual performances, acts, or pieces of music performed by one person alone, or flights performed by a pilot without an instructor.
From Italian 'solo' meaning 'alone,' derived from Latin 'solus.' The term entered English in the 17th century, initially used in music, later expanding to other fields like aviation.
The first solo flight without an instructor became a rite of passage in aviation—Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic solo changed what humans thought possible and made 'solo' synonymous with daring achievement.
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