Pre-Solo Requirements

Pre-Solo Requirements

Maneuvers and procedures for pre-solo flight training in a single-engine airplane. A student pilot who is receiving training for a single-engine airplane rating must receive and log flight training for the following maneuvers and procedures:

(1) Proper flight preparation procedures, including preflight planning and preparation, powerplant operation, and aircraft systems;

(2) Taxiing or surface operations, including runups;

(3) Takeoffs and landings, including normal and crosswind;

(4) Straight and level flight, and turns in both directions;

(5) Climbs and climbing turns;

(6) Airport traffic patterns, including entry and departure procedures;

(7) Collision avoidance, windshear avoidance, and wake turbulence avoidance;

(8) Descents, with and without turns, using high and low drag configurations;

(9) Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight;

(10) Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indication of a stall, and recovery from a full stall;

(11) Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions;

(12) Ground reference maneuvers;

(13) Approaches to a landing area with simulated engine malfunctions;

(14) Slips to a landing; and

(15) Go-arounds.

I ______have received ground and flight instruction in at least all the above areas and feel competent to fly solo ( as sole manipulator of the controls) of a ______, N______.

Pilot’s Signature______Cert#:______Date:______

Pre-Solo Written Test

Name:______Date:______

1.  What type of aircraft are you flying?______

2.  What is the aircraft’s GROSS WEIGHT?______

3.  What documents must be onboard to be airworthy?______

4.  What documents must be with the Student pilot to fly solo?…Private Pilot?

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5.  What are the runway directions and traffic pattern directions at Homestead airport?

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6.  What is the Unicom frequency at Homestead?______

7.  What airports are you limited to fly out of unless additional endorsements are received?

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8.  What are the following speeds for the C-172: Best angle (Vx), Best rate (Vy), Best Glide (Vg, same as Vy).

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9.  What are the three steps for handling an engine failure?

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10.  How much fuel does the C-172 hold? How much oil? What is the minimum oil? Fuel consumption? How long can you fly with a full tank and a 30 min reserve?

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