On January 14 she piloted her first solo flight- at just 15 years of age.

Recent changes to legislation meant Tully could fly solo from 15 years of age, with the previous age set at 16.

After months of training with Kevin Warrell from Curtis Aviation at Camden Airport, she finally got her wish to fly solo.

“I wanted to be the youngest I could possibly be,” she said.

“It was as if you had your own set of wings and you could fly. You’re working together with this machine and you’re both achieving a goal and it’s an amazing feeling.

“No one’s there to help you, it’s all on you. It’s a sense of freedom and independence.”

Tully’s father Egon said a pilot’s first solo flight was something they never forget.

“Every pilot remembers their first solo flight. The first time you pilot an aircraft on your own without the security of an instructor sitting next to you to fix your mistakes is a profound moment for a pilot,” he said.

“Watching my 15-year-old daughter take to the air and return for a beautiful landing is something else again. That is the definition of fatherly pride.”

A third generation aviator, Tully has grown up around planes all her life.

Both her father and her grandfather are pilots.

“One time I was flying with dad and he let me take control for a little bit and ever since then I’ve loved the idea of actually being able to fly a plane.”

For her first solo flight she flew a Piper Warrior at Camden Airport.

When she gets her pilot’s license Tully said she wanted to fly her father’s planes.

He has a Grumman and a Nanchang.

“Growing up seeing him fly those planes and being able to fly them myself that would be a pretty amazing experience.”

Tully will have to wait until she is 16 before she can get her pilot’s license but said she would continue to accumulate plenty of hours behind the controls over the next 12 months.