Solo Night Cross-Country: Tower Pattern Work 1

Student

Date

Instructor

Aircraft N41459 Warrior Other Flight time Ground time

Route criteria

Night. Any airport with an operating control tower. Land more than 50 nm from KSNS for cross-country credit.

Suggested route (optional)

KSNS → KSAC → KSNS

Farthest landing

111.0 nm

Route distance

222.1 nm

Conditions

Night VFR

Counts toward

61.129(a)(4)(ii), part 1: solo night time and 5 towered takeoffs and landings
PIC cross-country time toward the 50 hours

Any airport with an operating control tower works. The KSAC tower closes at 2100 local, so fly there from October to early March.

Objective

Fly the first solo night cross-country. Make 5 takeoffs and 5 landings at any airport with an operating control tower. Each landing follows a full traffic pattern. The suggested airport is Sacramento Executive (KSAC), on the XC 4 route. With XC 6, this lesson meets 14 CFR 61.129(a)(4)(ii).

Ground: 1.0 hr | Dual: 0 hr | Solo: 3.0 hr

Items needed for success

Completed night nav log
Sectional chart
Chart Supplement entry for the pattern airport
Flashlight with red lens and spare batteries
Civil twilight time for the date
Cross-country ledger

Completion standards

All flight time logged as night is after the end of evening civil twilight.
5 takeoffs and 5 landings, each with a traffic pattern, at an airport while its tower operates.
The ledger shows running totals for solo night hours and towered night takeoffs and landings.

Debrief and sign-off

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

Instructor signature / initials