Night Cross-Country Completed

I touched down in dirty Durant, OK on a touch-and-go to satisfy my night time cross-country requirement this evening. It was an uneventful flight. Our ground speed on the way up was about 138 knots. Our ground speed on the way back down, however, was only about 68 knots. It seemed like it took us forever to get back. But we made it just after the tower shut down for the night.

I finally get to cross off a Private Pilot Requirement off the list. See below.

• At least 40 hours of flight time, to include
  • At least 20 hours of flight training from an instructor, including
    • 3 hours of cross-country flight training in a single-engine airplane
    • 3 hours of night flight training in a single-engine airplane, to include
      • 1 cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance
      • 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.
    • 3 hours of flight training in a single-engine airplane on the control and maneuvering of an airplane solely by reference to instruments, including straight and level flight, constant airspeed climbs and descents, turns to a heading, recovery from unusual flight attitudes, radio communications, and the use of navigation systems/facilities and radar services appropriate to instrument flight
    • 3 hours of flight training in preparation for the practical test in a single-engine airplane, which must have been performed within 60 days preceding the date of the test
  • At least 10 hours of solo flight time in a single-engine airplane, to include
    • Three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.
    • 5 hours of solo cross-country time
    • One solo cross-country flight of at least 150 nautical miles total distance, with full-stop landings at a minimum of three points, and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations

Next lesson: Saturday, March 15 ... expecting to solo!

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