To increase the student’s proficiency in the conduct of solo cross-country flights. A landing must be conducted at an airport that is at a straight-line distance of more than 50 NM from the original departure airport.

1. Flight Lesson 20 complete? Yes

Copy of lesson placed in student’s folder? Yes

2. Preflight briefing

Instructor review of student’s cross-country planning -CFI

Instructor logbook endorsement -CFI

3. Review items

Obtaining weather information, Computing groundspeed, ETAs, and fuel Cross-country flight planning consumption, Determining performance and limitations, Tower and/or nontower airport operations, Short-field takeoffs and landings, Landing at an airport more than 50 NM, Soft-field takeoffs and landings, airport of departure Pilotage and dead reckoning, Additional items at CFI’s discretion, Navigation systems/facilities and radar services

4. Postflight critique and preview of next lesson

The lesson will have been successfully completed when the student completes this cross-country flight as planned. During the postflight critique, the instructor will determine how well the flight was conducted through oral questioning. At completion of this lesson, the student will have at least 5 hr. of solo cross-country flight time.