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Solo Training Requirements. 10 hours minimum of solo flying in a single engine airplane on the Private Pilot areas of operation including: 1 solo cross country flight of at least 150nm total distance with full stop landings at 3 points and one segment of at least 50nm between.
and flight proficiency standards for private pilot certification in the airplane category, single-engine land and sea; and multiengine land and sea classes. This ACS is available for download, in PDF format, from www.faa.gov.
Standards (ACS) document to communicate the aeronautical knowledge, risk management, and flight proficiency standards for the private pilot certification in the airplane category, single-engine land and sea; and multiengine land and sea classes. This ACS incorporates and supersedes FAA-S-ACS-6A, Private Pilot – Airplane Airman
This workbook consists of multiple forms intended to guide applicants in preparation and organization for the practical test in accordance with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS). Complete guidance on its use before and during the practical test is provided in the Answers to the ACS Private Pilot ASEL manual.
requirements for the Private Pilot are: Must be a Private Pilot to take off and land within (KSFO) Class B Airspace (AIM 3-2-3) and can fly at night. Must maintain currency to carry passengers:
Cross Country flight must include a landing at an airport more than 50 nautical (not statute) miles from the original point of departure. Additional cross country requirements apply – e.g. night XC must be over 100nm total. The long solo XC has to include one leg of over 50 nm, plus be over 150 nm total.
(i) One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles total distance; and (ii) 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport.
