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What personal documents and endorsements are you required to have before you fly
solo? - Answer: Student pilot certificate, Class III or higher medical certificate, FAR
61.78b pre-solo exam endorsement, FAR 61.87c pre-solo flight training endorsement
What are your student pilot limitations regarding carriage of passengers or cargo and
flying for compensation or hire? - Answer: FAR Section 61.89 a student may not act as
pilot in command of an aircraft that is carrying a passenger or carrying property for
compensation or hire
Explain student pilot limitations concerning visibility and flight above clouds. - Answer: A
student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft with a flight surface visibility
less than 3 statute miles during daylight hours or 5 statute miles at night, or when the
flight cannot be made with visual reference to the surface
Who has the final authority and responsibility for the operation of the aircraft when you
are flying solo? - Answer: The pilot in command (you)
Discuss what preflight action concerning the airport and aircraft performance is
specified in the regulations for a local flight. - Answer: FAR 91.103 familiar with
information of that flight concerning: 1- weather report and forecasts, 2- fuel
requirements, 3- alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed, 4-
approved airplane flight manual containing takeoff and landing distance data is required,
the data contained therein, 5- other reliable information appropriate to the aircraft,
relating to aircraft performance under expected values of airport elevation and runway
slope, aircraft gross weight and wind and temperature
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