PRE-SOLO WRITTEN EXAM
Aircraft Make and Model:______________  Tail Number:_______

1)  Calculate the weight and balance for your airplane 
with you and full gas tanks.  Are you within limits? ____

		Weight	C.G."	Moment
Empty airplane  ______  ___     _____
Pilot           ______  ___     _____
Baggage         ______  ___     _____
Full fuel       ______  ___     _____

Totals		______  ___     _____

2)  What is the hourly fuel consumption for your 
airplane at sea level at 75% power?  ______gal/hr 
    How many hours can you fly, if you subtract a required 
45 minute (night) fuel reserve? _____hrs

3)  What is the minimum oil level for flight? ____qts.
    What type of oil is added?  _________

4)  What is the traffic pattern and altitude for each 
runway at your home airport of ______?
________ft, left traffic for ____ ____ ____ ____
________ft, right traffic for ____ ____ ____ ____
 
5)  What section of CFR part 61 requires minimum visibilities
for student pilots?  ______  
    What are the visibility minimums?  ___NM day, ___NM night

6)  What minimum ceiling and visibility is required by
the combination of CFR part 91 and question 5 for a flight at 
normal pattern altitude in the pattern at your home airport?
_______ft ceiling, ________visibility

7)  What section of CFR part 91 requires you to be medically
fit for the flight? _____  What section requires no alchohol 
consumption within the previous 8 hours?  ____

8)  What documents must you, as the solo pilot, ensure are
aboard the aircraft before and during flight?  ___________
__________________________________________________________

9)  What section of the CFR authorizes an instructor to
place additional limitations on your student license?______
What are the limitations on your solo license?_____________
___________________________________________________________
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10)  Other pilots in the pattern are using the runway with
a quartering tailwind.  You feel more comfortable using
another runway.  What do you do?  ______________________
________________________________________________________

11)  You determine another pilot is very close behind you
on short final.  What do you do?  ______________________
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Student Pilot Name:_________ Signature:______ Date:_______
Instructor Name:_________ Signature:______ Date:_______