SOLO FLIGHT

CHECKLIST
Solo Prerequisites
Solo Eval Required Instruction Prior to Solo XCs

‰‰ All previous lessons completed (no skipping or saving time) ‰‰ Student has received dual instruction along the route to be
‰‰ Minimum 46 hours dual (at ATP, logged in Whiteboard) flown, including:
‰‰ Private Pilot (with King Schools) Self-Study Course complete ‰‰ Navigation
‰‰ King Schools Private Pilot Ground School & ‰‰ Lost procedures and diversions
Test Prep Course Complete ‰‰ Traffic pattern entries and exits
‰‰ Perform 10 consecutive unassisted satisfactory landings ‰‰ Satisfactory landings at each airport

First & Local Solos Solo Flight Proficiency Criteria

‰‰ Meets FAR 61.87 requirements My student can solo when he/she:

‰‰ Student pilot certificate scanned into WinATP ‰‰ Makes a competent go/no-go decision given the conditions and
‰‰ Pass Solo Eval (Eval IP must log results in Whiteboard) any solo limitations
‰‰ Minimum 48 hours dual (at ATP, logged in Whiteboard) ‰‰ Accurately interprets in-flight ATIS, AWOS, or reported weather
and verifies within solo limits
‰‰ Pre-Solo Written complete and corrected to 100%
‰‰ Determines the location of all other traffic in the airport
‰‰ Required solo endorsements complete
environment and traffic pattern, and applies collision and
‰‰ Primary instructor completes warm-up with student prior to runway incursion avoidance procedures
authorizing each local solo
‰‰ Communicates effectively with other traffic and/or ATC
Solo XC Eval ‰‰ Establishes and maintains a stabilized approach
‰‰ Makes proper rudder/aileron inputs based on wind conditions
‰‰ Minimum 59 hours: 55 dual, 4 solo ‰‰ Manages energy so landings occur at the desired touchdown
point, within the first 1,000’ of the landing runway
Solo Cross-Countries ‰‰ Touches down at minimum controllable airspeed
‰‰ Lands with and then maintains the proper pitch attitude
‰‰ Pass Solo XC Eval (Eval IP must log results in Whiteboard)
‰‰ Keeps the longitudinal axis parallel to and over the centerline
‰‰ Minimum 63 hours: 59 dual, 4 solo
‰‰ Keeps the centerline between the main wheels throughout all
‰‰ Meets FAR 61.93 requirements
takeoffs and landings
‰‰ Required solo XC endorsements complete
‰‰ Correctly and positively responds to any abnormality or
‰‰ Have an instructor verify that preflight planning, navigation emergency
log, etc. are correct and receive endorsement for that particular
‰‰ Performs a go-around or rejected landing when any of the above
flight
conditions are not met
‰‰ Primary IP completes warm-up with student prior to authorizing
each solo XC

Required Instruction Prior to Solos

‰‰ Student proficient in emergencies, contingencies, diversions,

etc. that may occur during solo flight
‰‰ Student can accurately interpret in-flight weather and verify
landings will occur within limits
‰‰ Student has performed only full-stop taxi-back landings during
recent prep flights

Revised 2018-09-19
SOLO FLIGHT
CHECKLIST
Solo Limitations Solo Procedures (Cont.)
Currency Flight Track Procedure

‰‰ 5 hours within previous 10 days ‰‰ Block out prior to solo warm-up

‰‰ 5 consecutive unassisted satisfactory landings within previous 5 days ‰‰ Leave aircraft blocked out until student returns from solo
‰‰ Solo warm-up completed immediately prior to all solo flights ‰‰ If using SMS, append “## solo” to the end of the message to
‰‰ Conducted with primary instructor indicate how much of the flight was solo (versus warm-up)
‰‰ Includes minimum 2 satisfactory full-stop landings and 1 ‰‰ Example: 254sp 12345 12365 54321 54338 solo
go-around (in any order) gky jdd jsmi 0.9 solo
‰‰ For solo XCs, student has flown the exact route within previous Fuel Requirements
10 days

Weather
‰‰ Fill fuel tanks prior to the solo warm-up
‰‰ For solo cross-countries, top off fuel again prior to departure on
‰‰ Maximum 10 knot wind, 5 knot crosswind (local and forecasted the cross-country flight
cross-country airports) ‰‰ Maximum duration of flight (by OFF/ON Hobbs) based on fuel
‰‰ Local solo visibility / ceiling minimums: 3 miles / 2,000’ AGL capacity:
‰‰ Solo cross-country visibility / ceiling minimums: 5 miles, 4,000’ Less than 48 gallons������������������������������������ 2 hours 30 minutes
AGL for entire flight plus 1 hour 48 gallons or more�������������������������������������� 3 hours 30 minutes
General ‰‰ Both instructor and student must verify fuel level prior to XC
flight
‰‰ Solos limited to authorized airports and approved routes (ATP ‰‰ Students stopping enroute for a 30-minute break may
Library > Approved Routes) complete the XC route without fueling at XC airports
provided a determination is made that the flight can be
‰‰ Solos must be completed in the same make, model, and avionics
completed within fuel limitations
used for Solo Evals
‰‰ No more than 1 solo cross-country per day Landings
‰‰ Multiple students may not depart on the same XC route
segment simultaneously ‰‰ Stop-and-go or touch-and-go landings prohibited
‰‰ All solo landings must be full-stop, taxi-back
Solo Procedures ‰‰ Complete After Landing and Before Takeoff checklists between
every landing and subsequent takeoff
Instructor Monitoring

Communication Requirements
‰‰ Solos must be monitored by an instructor until safe return
‰‰ Monitoring IP must be on the ground, reachable by cell phone ‰‰ Solo students must identify themselves as “solo student” on
and text message initial contact with each air traffic controller and when making
‰‰ Primary instructor monitors local solos, but may arrange for traffic pattern radio calls
alternate instructor to monitor solo XCs ‰‰ Student must request flight following during all solo cross-
‰‰ Any students that take a break enroute must contact monitoring countries
instructor before proceeding
En-Route Breaks
Solo XC Flight Safety Support Desk Notification
‰‰ During solo XCs, student may choose to take up to a 30-minute
‰‰ Solos must be scheduled in Whiteboard prior to flight break at one of the XC airports
‰‰ Prior to authorizing solo XCs, instructor must call the Flight ‰‰ Student must properly secure aircraft during break
Safety Support Desk (904-595-7994) and provide: ‰‰ Before proceeding, student must:
‰‰ Monitoring IP’s name and location ‰‰ Check weather (including crosswinds) at remaining
‰‰ Student name destinations and verify that it is within limits
‰‰ N-number ‰‰ Verify flight can be completed in compliance with ATP fuel
‰‰ Route requirements
‰‰ Estimated departure time ‰‰ Call the monitoring IP
‰‰ Monitoring IP will also recheck weather when student calls
Note: The instructor, not the FSSD, has full during break
responsibility for authorizing solo flights.

Revised 2018-09-19