Solo Cross-Country: Central Valley and Class C

Student

Date

Instructor

Aircraft N41459 Warrior Other Flight time Ground time

Route criteria

Any route with a landing more than 50 nm straight-line from KSNS.

Suggested route (optional)

KSNS → KBFL → KVIS → KFAT → KSNS

Farthest landing

144.2 nm

Route distance

322.7 nm

Conditions

Day VFR

Counts toward

PIC cross-country time toward the 50 hours

Objective

Fly to the Central Valley and back. The suggested route includes a towered airport, a non-towered airport, and the Class C airspace at Fresno. The student plans terrain clearance over the coastal mountains and density altitude for a hot valley day. Farthest landing on the suggested route: Meadows Field (KBFL), 144.2 nm from KSNS.

Ground: 0.5 hr | Dual: 0 hr | Solo: 4.0 hr

Items needed for success

Multi-leg nav log
Sectional chart
Chart Supplement entries for every stop
Density altitude and performance worksheet
Weather briefing printout
Cross-country ledger

Completion standards

The student flies the route as planned, or makes a sound diversion and records why.
The student establishes two-way radio communication before entering Class C airspace.
Navigation meets the CA.VI.A tolerances in XC 1.
The logbook entry and the ledger are complete and agree.

Debrief and sign-off

Sign once for the whole lesson. Steps left unchecked above were not completed this session.

Instructor signature / initials