Objective: To increase the pilot’s proficiency in the conduct of nighttime cross-country flights. This solo cross-country flight must include a landing at an airport more than 50 NM from the original point of departure.

Text References:Commercial Pilot Flight Maneuvers and Practical Test Prep (FM); Pilot Handbook (PH); Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH)

Content

1. Flight Lesson 22 complete? Yes Copy of lesson placed in pilot’s folder? Yes

2. Preflight briefing -Instructor review of pilot’s cross-country planning - CFI

3. Review items

Physiological aspects of night flying - CFI

Lighting and equipment for night flight - CFI

Weather information - FM 77-91

Cross-country flight planning - FM 92-94

Performance and limitations - FM 102-105; POH-2, 5, 6

Soft-field takeoff and climb - FM 197-202; POH-4

Soft-field approach and landing - FM 203-207; POH-4

Short-field takeoff and maximum performance climb - FM 208-214; POH-4

Short-field approach and landing - FM 215-221; POH-4

Pilotage and dead reckoning - FM 270-274

Navigation systems and radar services - FM 275-276; PH 481-514

Collision and runway incursion avoidance procedures - FM 153-154

Traffic patterns - FM 153-159

Additional items at CFI’s discretion

4. Postflight critique and preview of next lesson

Completion Standards

The lesson will have been successfully completed when the pilot can plan and conduct the solo nighttime cross-country flight using pilotage, dead reckoning, and navigation systems. During the postflight critique, the instructor will determine how well the flight was conducted through oral questioning.