Private pilot course solo flight training — airplane single-engine
For Private pilot course solo flight training, certificate or rating is Private pilot course solo flight training — airplane single-engine; part 141 minimum is 5 hours of solo flight training in a single-engine airplane; part 141 appendix is Part 141 Appendix B, para. 5; key sub-requirements is One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.
- Certificate or rating
- Private pilot course solo flight training — airplane single-engine our reading
- Part 141 minimum
- 5 hours of solo flight training in a single-engine airplane verified
- Part 141 appendix
- Part 141 Appendix B, para. 5 our reading
- Key sub-requirements
- One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations verified
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What the source says
For an airplane single-engine course: 5 hours of solo flight training in a single-engine airplane on the approved areas of operation in paragraph (d)(1) of section No. 4 of this appendix that includes at least— ( 1 ) One solo 100 nautical miles cross country flight with landings at a minimum of three points and one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of more than 50 nautical miles between the takeoff and landing locations
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-141