A FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS GUIDE FOR SOLOING A STUDENT PILOT

THE STUDENT MUST PERFORM ALL REQUIRED MANEUVERS AND PROCEDURES IN A SAFE AND PROFICIENT MANNER

FOR A SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE: 1. PREFLIGHT PREP. CERTIFICATES & DOCUMENTS PILOT AND AIRPLANE AIRPLANE AIRWORTHINESS WEATHER INFORMATION NATIONAL AIRSPACE

PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS OPERATION OF SYSTEMS AEROMEDICAL FACTORS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION COCKPIT MANAGEMENT ENGINE STARTING

2. TAXI AND RUNUP 3. TAKEOFF AND LDG: NORMAL & CROSSWIND STABILIZED DESCENTS 4. STRAIGHT & LEVEL, TURNS 5. CLIMBS & TURNS 6. AIRPORT PATTERNS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ATC LIGHT SIGNALS

7. COLLISION, WINDSHEAR, WAKE AVOID 8. DESCENT, TURNS, VARIOUS CONFIG 9. SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE / SLOW FLT 10. STALLS: POWER ON POWER OFF FULL STALLS AND FIRST BUFFET

11. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS 12. GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS TURNS AROUND A POINT ‘S’ TURNS RECTANGULAR COURSE 13. APPROACHES W/ ENGINE FAIL

13. APPROACHES TO A LANDING AREA WITH SIMULATED ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. PARTIAL AND COMPLETE POWER LOSS.

14. SLIPS TO A LANDING RIGHT AND LEFT GO – AROUNDS FAR 61.87 (D)

TO WHAT STANDARDS ?

I CERTIFY MY STUDENT CAN SAFELY AND PROFICIENTLY PERFOM ALL THE REQUIRED MANEUVERS AND PROCEDURES AS STATED IN THE REGULATIONS, WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE.

IF MY ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, MY STUDENT IS NOT READY TO SOLO

DECISIONS FOR EVERY SOLO MY STUDENT MUST MAKE COMPETENT GO / NO-GO DECISIONS FOR EVERY SOLO FLIGHT WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE.

THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN BY SIGHT AND / OR RADIO WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

MY STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A STABLE APPROACH TO A POINT AND DETERMINE WHEN A GO-AROUND IS REQUIRED AND EXECUTE IT WITHOUT DELAY AND WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE

THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND VERBALIZE PROPER AILERION / RUDDER INPUT AS REQUIRED AND THEN EXECUTE THE LANDING TO A COMPLETE STOP (ON THE CENTERLINE) WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE

THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO MANAGE THE AIRPLANES ENERGY (SPEED) RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE RUNNING OUT OF AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE OVER THE POINT OF INTENDED TOUCHDOWN WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE

THE STUDENT MUST LAND AT THE PROPER PITCH ATTITUDE AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE PITCH CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE LANDING TO A FULL STOP.

MY STUDENT MUST MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE LANDING UNTIL THE AIRPLANE IS STOPPED. WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE

THE #1 ACCIDENT / INCIDENT CAUSE IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN, “LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF OR LANDING.” -NTSB RECORDS

MY STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND LANDING WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE. THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE AIRPLANE IS PARALLEL AND OVER THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.

THE CENTERLINE ALWAYS REMAINS BETWEEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHES DOWN WITHIN 100 FEET OF THE SELECTED TOUCHDOWN POINT.

NO SIDE LOAD ON THE GEAR.

MY STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO POSITIVELY AND CORRECTLY RESPOND TO ANY ABNORMALITY OR EMERGENCY DURING TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATION WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE.

MY STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER TRAFFIC AND / OR ATC WITHOUT MY ASSISTANCE.

MY STUDENT WILL USE PROPER RADIO PHRASEOLOGY. THE REPORT WILL BE : WHO YOU ARE ; WHERE YOU ARE ; WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

MY STUDENT WILL NOT USE: “ ANY TRAFFIC IN THE AREA REPORT IN,” “CESSNA LEAVING THE AREA LAST CALL.”

WHEN I HAVE DETERMINED MY STUDENTS TRAINING IS COMPLETE AND DOCUMENTED, MEETS THE STANDARDS FOR SOLO, AND I HAVE COMPLETED THE LOGBOOK ENTRIES REQUIRED FOR SOLO AND SIGNED THE STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE MY STUDENT CAN SOLO!!!

DID YOU BRIEF YOUR STUDENT ON THE DIFFERENT FLIGHT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT YOUR WEIGHT?

PILOT CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENT SOLO CHECKLIST PRESOLO TEST ENTRY TRAINING COMPLETE LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENT SOLO FLIGHT BRIEF. SAFE AND PROFICIENT

I WILL SUPERVISE EVERY SOLO FLIGHT OF MY STUDENT