Lesson 11: Stage Check

Dual—ground: 0.3, flight: 1.5, simulated instrument: 0.3

Objective: Determine that the student can safely depart the traffic pattern, conduct solo flights in the practice area, and return to the airport and land with no instructor assistance.

Discussion topics:

1. Boundaries of local practice area
2. Solo dispatch criteria; limitations placed in student's logbook

Review:

1. Airworthiness criteria
2. Human factors checklist
3. Preflight procedures
4. Runway incursion avoidance
5. Wake turbulence avoidance
6. Collision avoidance
7. Normal and crosswind takeoff and climb
8. Maneuvering during slow flight
9. Power-off stall and recovery
10. Power-on stall and recovery
11. Systems and equipment malfunctions
12. En route emergency procedures
13. Emergency approach and landing
14. Traffic patterns
15. Normal and crosswind approach and landings
16. Go-around
17. Postflight procedures
18. Forward slips
19. Flight by reference to instruments

Completion standards:

1. Instructor determines if student is able to competently conduct solo flights in the practice area
2. Altitude within 150 feet, airspeed within 10 knots, heading within 15 degrees
3. Demonstrate ability to depart airport, find local practice area, and return to airport with no instructor assistance

Suggested student homework assignments:

1. Review POH
2. Research in AIM any flight operations questions that arose during solo.