Another Step Closer

Today the winds were light and the skies were clear, so we worked on a number of things. We completed my required hood time. After that, we worked on forced landings, steep turns, short field and soft field landings, and slips to a landing. I got to log another 1.1 hours of time and we talked about scheduling the checkride for next week.

Since we met another milestone it's time to break out the requirements list and see cross off another section (or two) off the list.

• 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

I need 1.6 more hours to reach 40 total hours of flight time, then I'm done with the prerequisites. I'm scheduled for some solo time on Friday and another couple of lessons to sharpen things up, and then, just the recommendation from my instructor and I'll be done.

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