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FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
PRE-SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIRED BY FAR 61.87 (Checklist):
        [ ] Flight preparation procedures, including [ ] pre-flight inspections,
      [ ] powerplant operation and aircraft systems.
[ ] Taxiing or surface operations, including runups.
[ ] Takeoffs and landings: [ ] normal and [ ] crosswind.
[ ] Straight and level flight.
[ ] Shallow, medium and steep banked turns in both directions.
[ ] Climbs and climbing turns.
[ ] Airport traffic patterns including entry and departure procedures
[ ] Collision and wake turbulence avoidance.
[ ] Descents, with and without turns using high and low drag configurations.
[ ] Flight at various airspeeds from cruising to minimum controllable airspeed.
[ ] Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions.
[ ] Ground reference maneuvers:  [ ] S-turns, [ ] turns @ point, [ ] rectangular pattern.
[ ] Approaches to the landing area with engine power at [ ] idle and with [ ] partial power.
[ ] Slips to a landing.
[ ] Go arounds from [ ] final approach and from [ ] the landing flare in various configurations, including [ ] turns.
[ ] Forced landing procedures initiated [ ] on takeoff, [ ] during initial climb, [ ] cruise,
      [ ] descent and [ ] in the landing pattern.
[ ] Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at
      [ ] the first indication of a stall, and [ ] recovery from a full stall.
[ ] Additional training: Student will be taught rejected takeoffs.

[ ] Logbook endorsed, [ ] medical endorsed, [ ] pre-solo exam completed.


PRIVATE PILOT MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (Checklist):
[ ] 40 hours total flight time
[ ] 20 hours of dual flight training
[ ] 10 hours of solo flight
[ ] 3 hours of dual cross-country flight training
[ ] 3 hours of dual night flight training, including,
   [ ] One night dual cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance
   [ ] 10 night takeoffs / 10 night landings to a full stop. Each involving a flight in the traffic
        pattern at an airport.  Note:   Solo night flight is not required for student pilots.
[ ] 3 hours of dual flight training 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
[ ] At least 5 hours of solo cross-country flight, including
    [ ] 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 NMs between the takeoff and landing locations.
[ ] Three solo 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
[ ] 3 hours of dual flight training in preparation for the practical test, which must have been performed within 60 days preceding the date of the test

Note: Cross country flights must be a minimum of 50 NM from departure point in order to qualify towards flight training.