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You will have
AT LEAST ONE more "supervised solo," before going to the
practice area for a "local solo"
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(your second supervised solo will
be the same format to your first solo)
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Every Student is different, and some
may "require" extra supervised solos
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(however, remember that traffic pattern
work is never "easy" and we want to minimize practice
landings without an instructor's supervision)
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Local Solo: |
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A "Local Solo" is when
the student leaves the airport for a Practice Area (north or south),
and returns to KISP for single full stop landing
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There should be at least TWO supervised
solos, before a Local Solo
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Basically, you are going to "Burn
a hole in the sky" or "Enjoy the view and the fact that
you are on your own"
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There is NO requirement for you to
practice maneuvers on your own
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(without a CFI, there is one less
set of eyes scanning for traffic in our busy airspace and practice
areas)
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Flexibility is Very Important to help you efficiently complete your solo requirements! |
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Depending upon how your individual
training has progressed, there are various ways to move forward
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The key thing to remember, you will
need 10 hours of total solo time, and of that time, at least 5 hours
must be solo cross country
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Ideally, after you have accumulated
4 hours of solo time, you will be ready to start your solo cross
country time
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Be prepared for multiple options
each time you schedule a lesson to allow flexibility for changing
weather conditions!
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A "Flexible
Mindset" will help to make your overall skills better and give
you even more confidence when the weather is finally right for you
to add to your solo time!
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Keep
your Lessons Regular, your Skills Sharp, and stay "Solo Ready"
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Keep moving forward with other areas
of required training, such as:
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Do not "wait for perfect conditions"
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(This could potentially lead to an
extended gap, which will cause you to regress and not be "solo
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"Classic" Solo Time Schedule: |
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Appox Time
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Total Solo Time
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Total XC Solo
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1st Supervised Solo
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0.7
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0.7
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2nd Supervised Solo
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0.7
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1.4 |
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Local Solo to the practice area
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1.2 |
2.6
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Local Solo to the practice area
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1.2
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3.8
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Local Solo to the practice area
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1.2
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5.0
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Solo cross country to KGON
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1.8
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Long Solo cross country to KHFD -
KGON
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3.2
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10.0
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5.0
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Another Common Time Schedule:
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Appox Time
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Total Solo Time
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Total XC Solo
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1st Supervised Solo
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0.7
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2nd Supervised Solo
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0.7
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Local Solo to the practice area
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2.7
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Local Solo to the practice area
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4.0
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Solo cross country to KGON
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5.7
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Solo cross country to KGON
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Long Solo cross country to KHFD -
KGON
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Once again,
Depending upon how your individual training progresses (and the weather), there are various ways to move forward.
Be Flexible and stay sharp!
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