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Cross Crountry Solo – Cessna Skyhawk II

By Valerie Booth | Published: January 30, 2000
The cross country solo is, for the student pilot, another milestone in training.  According to current (2000) FAA Regulations, to be eligible for the Private Pilot Certificate, a student pilot must log at 10 hours solo flight time consisting of at least: 5 hours solo cross-country flight one solo cross country flight of at least 150 nm [...]
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First Solo Piper Cherokee 180

By Valerie Booth | Published: September 11, 1999
The first solo is a milestone in a student pilot’s training. It is the first time you will fly alone and, for me, the first time I felt like I had accomplished something in my flight “training.” The plan on the morning of 9/11/99 was to eat breakfast at the Skytel Restaurant, located conveniently on Fort [...]
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In the Right Seat with Roger

By Valerie Booth | Published: November 1, 1998
As with many things in (my) life, my flying experiences are rarely planned. Why should today be any different? A brief phone call from our friend Roger (also a Flight Instructor) was all it took to get me out of the house and down to the airport.   Accompanied by The Man o’ [...]
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