If a student pilot hasn’t complied with this section’s standards, they aren’t allowed to fly an aircraft solo. When used in this subpart, the term “solo flight” refers to a flight during which a student pilot is the only occupant of the aircraft or a flight during which the student assumes control of a gas balloon or an airship, both of which need more than one pilot flight crewmember.
Soon after your first solo, your instructor will give you the go-ahead to continue flying alone. However, decisions regarding the weather, assessing the wind, and other matters will now fall more on your shoulders; these decisions were formerly made by, or in collaboration with, your flight instructor. You will be able to carry out these duties more effectively if you have accurate information and a complete grasp of them.
Keep keep mind that your instructor will oversee your initial solo flights. On a day with too severe winds, your instructor probably won’t let you fly solo, and the flight school probably won’t send out an aircraft for you. After you take off, if the winds pick in pace, choosing a different runway might be your best bet. Your instructor will frequently set wind limitations for you; if the winds are higher than those limits, you cannot solo. As your abilities advance, these limitations might be gradually increased.
On our website, you may find information about the many kinds of wind indicators. Tetrahedrons, wind Ts, and windsocks are all examples of wind direction indicators. You should fly from the small end of the windsock to the large end while landing or taking off since windsocks point downwind. Since tetrahedrons point into the wind, you should take off and land in the same direction. Takeoffs and landings are performed in the same direction as the wind T is pointing since it resembles an airplane. Additionally, you can get a sense of the wind speed and direction by observing unofficial wind indicators like flags, waves on ponds, and crop movement.
If you think your strategy is flᴀᴡᴇd, increase the force and try again. Instead of attempting to force a landing, it is preferable to feel confident in your approach to the runway. A go-around can be performed at any point during the pattern. Make the go-around procedure the norm rather than the exception, at least in your perspective. Look for any excuse to retrace your steps around the traffic pattern so you may enjoy the rush of flight for a little while longer. If everything is under control, only land; if not, go around.
Changes to the federal aviation regulations that took effect on August 4, 1997, clarified this point. A person may log PIC time when they are the sole occupant of the aircraft, and this applies to student pilots as well. FAR 61.51(e)(4) says, “A student pilot may log pilot-in-command time when the student pilot (i) Is the sole occupant of the aircraft; (ii) Has a current solo flight endorsement as required under [FAR] 61.87; and (iii) Is undergoing training for a pilot certificate or rating. So be sure to log all of your applicable solo time as PIC time.”
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