Aviation Flight Academy™

Private Pilot Program

Aviation Flight Academy™

Flight 20B - Solo Cross-Country - Part 61

To increase the student’s confidence in the conduct of solo cross-country flights. NOTE: In the event 40 hours of total time is an objective, 1 hour of solo practice may be substituted for this 2-hour cross-country flight.

1. Flight Lesson 20A 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,/p>

3. Review items

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

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.