Solo Flight Requirements
Antelope Valley Tailwinds Inc.
Solo Certification Requirements
1. When the instructor feels the student has absorbed all the training criteria
of which he is capable, a Solo Certification Proficiency demonstration will
be scheduled.
2. The Instructor will contact another board-approved instructor and advise
him a student be scheduled to solo.
3. The two instructors and student will agree on a time and date for the
flight proficiency demonstration.
4. The student in the presence of both instructors must demonstrate flight
proficiency in the following areas:
a. Two (2) take-offs and landings using left hand traffic pattern.
On the runway to a full stop.
b. Two (2) take-offs and landings using right hand traffic pattern. On
the runway to a full stop.
c. One loop.
d. One stall and safe recovery.
e. Simulated dead-stick landing (engine at idle). Instructor will advise
the student when to throttle back to idle, with the aircraft at a distance,
altitude and heading sufficient to perform this task safely, if proper judgment
is exercised by the student. Student will call out "Dead-Stick" to the instructors
f. Safe taxi procedures during demonstration i.e. Taxiing out to the asphalt
taxi strip, allow the model to come to a complete stop, check down wind and
final for the approach of another aircraft, there being none shall call out
"Take-Off". At this time taxi out onto the concrete runway and do so when
ready.
5. Demonstrate safe procedures during engine start to engine shut down.
6. Follow Club Rules and Policies in accordance with the Constitution and
Code of Conduct.
a. Proper impounding of transmitter.
b. Proper use of frequency channel flags, checking to make sure no one is
on your frequency, pinning the correct flag up and putting it down after a
flight.
c. Proper use of the wind sock, physical & visual indication of wind
direction before take-off.
d. All airborne maneuvers performed North of the runway.
e. No flying, including take-offs South of the Concrete Runway edge, nor
South of the Pilot Station to infinity.
f. Engine shut-down before reaching white line on taxi-way to the pit area.
g. During engine start, the aircraft is in the proper place, pointed in
the proper direction and not inside the pit area.
7. The instructor should have taught/demonstrated the student the proper
procedures and much of this demonstration displays the knowledge the student
has acquired and can apply, to ensure the student is a safe and conscientious
pilot.
8. Upon completion of the solo demonstration, the instructors must agree
the demonstration was satisfactory and therefore certified for solo. The
instructor will advise a club officer of the satisfactory solo providing
students full name, instructor and date of solo. who shall then pass this
information on to the person making up the solo certificate. A solo certificate
will be prepared using this information.
In the event an instructor does not agree the solo demonstration was satisfactory,
that instructor must explain the reason/s for not certifying the flight.
If the primary instructor disagrees with the observing instructor, he may
appeal the decision to a board member if that person witnessed the solo demonstration..
9. Student pilots certified to solo flight shall receive a certificate
signed by the primary instructor and the president of the club. Will be
presented by the instructor to the student at a general membership meeting.
10. The student may begin flying solo immediately after the agreement by
the parties involved that the student is certified..
Student Name-____________________________________________________
Date of Solo Demonstration__________________________________________
Instructor________________________________________________________
Witness_________________________________________________________
Comments:______________________________________________________
File revised August 11, 2001 by K.Beck