Solo Night Cross-Country: Tower Pattern Work 2

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 → KSMX → KSNS

Farthest landing

119.6 nm

Route distance

239.1 nm

Conditions

Night VFR

Counts toward

61.129(a)(4)(ii), part 2: completes 5.0 solo night hours and 10 towered takeoffs and landings
PIC cross-country time toward the 50 hours

Any airport with an operating control tower works. The KSMX tower closes at 2000 local, so fly there from November to mid-February.

Objective

Fly a second solo night cross-country. Make 5 takeoffs and 5 landings at any airport with an operating control tower. The suggested airport is Santa Maria (KSMX), 119.6 nm from KSNS. After this flight the ledger shows at least 5.0 solo night hours and 10 towered takeoffs and landings. That meets 14 CFR 61.129(a)(4)(ii).

Ground: 0.5 hr | Dual: 0 hr | Solo: 3.5 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.
Ledger totals after this lesson: solo night 5.0 hr or more, and towered night takeoffs and landings 10 or more.

Debrief and sign-off

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

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