Solo Flashcards
Max crosswind for solo?
Wet and dry
15 knots dry
10 knots wet
Prohibited Maneuvers solo?
- TP Stalls
- Slow Flight
- AHC
- Practice Nose high and low recoveries
- Practice lost wingman as wing
- Rolling Takeoffs
- Practice emergency patterns and landings
- Low closed or circling approaches
- Form landings
- Patterns and landings with more than 2500 lbs of fuel
- Any unbriefed maneuver
Solo min fuel?
800 lbs
Weather you are allowed to climb through as a solo post contact check?
If the ceiling is at or above 5000’ and not more than 2000’ thick
Weight of aircraft assumption when solo?
12,600 lbs
Minimum wingtip clearance for engine-run up when solo in formation?
50 ft
What is extended daylight and are you allowed to fly in it while solo?
It is the period 15 minutes prior to official sunrise and 15 minutes prior to official sunset. Yes, solo syllabus sorties are allowed
Is inoperable equipment in the rear cockpit restrictive so solo flight?
No
When do you close your canopy as a solo prior to takeoff?
When Tinder calls, “Prepare for departure”, you will then close your canopy, remove your pins and arm the seats
Radio drill for solo takeoff from tinder (non formation)?
Jimmy/Snort: “Call sign, number 1, static”
Tinder: “Prepare for departure”
Jimmy/Snort: “Call sign, seats hot”
Tinder: “Number 1, cleared for takeoff”
Solos to pattern only weather requirements?
Min ceiling: 4000’
Vis: 5miles
Weather requirements for dual only?
3500’
3 mile vis
Restricted weather solos weather requirements:
Ceiling at or above 5000’ and not more than 2000’ thick
Min vis is 5 miles
High pattern weather requirements for solos
4000’ ceiling and 5 miles vis
What must you do after landing in order to install your seat and canopy safety pins?
Stop the aircraft fully
