Solo flight
A solo flight is a flight in which - apart from the pilot - there is no other person on board an aircraft . The term is mostly used in the training of pilots for the first flights without a flight instructor .
Before the first solo flight, the trainee pilot learns how to handle the aircraft safely in all phases of the flight. In addition to the standard situations from take-off to landing, he must also be able to safely control the aircraft in unusual situations (interrupted take-off, engine failure or rope breakage in glider pilots , spin , stall , approach from an unfamiliar position) before he can fly without a flight instructor.
When training to become a glider pilot , which can be started in Germany at the age of 14 (with a special permit even at the age of 13), the first solo flight takes place as part of the so-called A-examination. If the trainee pilot has demonstrated his / her skills both theoretically and practically, he may, with the consent of a second flight instructor, take the A test, which includes three solo flights in the traffic pattern .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Training manual for aviation schools. Deutscher Aero Club eV, 2015, accessed on May 23, 2018 .