STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT CHECKLIST

 

NAME______________________________ AMA NO. _____________

 

To be qualified for unsupervised solo flight, you must have the ability to do the following:

 

     1) Field Safety Rules ____________________

     2) Impound Area and Frequency Board ____________________

     3) Assemble and Test Aircraft ____________________

     4) Start Engine and Tune ____________________

     5) Perform Flight Maneuvers

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Start and Taxi _______________

 

Take Off - from flight station

Right to Left and Left to Right

Demonstrate ability to take off in either

direction according to wind direction _______________

 

Trim Aircraft for Straight & Level Flight_______________

 

Fly Rectangle Pattern - holding altitude

and heading. Fly in both directions _______________

 

Fly Figure Eight Pattern -Fly in both

directions making right hand turns from

right side and left side ________________

 

Slow Flight and Stall Recovery ________________

 

Landing - from left making left turns

and from right making right turns ________________

 

Demonstrate Aborted Landing and Go-Round ________________

 

Taxi Back and Shutdown ________________

 

Secure Equipment - Receiver and

transmitter off, antenna down, pin removed

from frequency board ________________

 

 

 

Instructor Comments:

Observe student for safe operation. Was student aware of wind direction and did he/she compensate for it along with the position of sun and avoided flying into the glare? Was student aware of other aircraft in the air and other pilots on the flight line and in control of the aircraft at all times?

I certify that this student is qualified for unsupervised solo flight (two signatures required).

 

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Instructor / Date

 

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Instructor / Date