A student pilot can have any current CFI review their flight plan and provide the endorsement for a solo cross-country flight, not just the CFI who initially soloed them. This is permissible provided ...

For the first solo cross-country, CFIs often have learners fly to an airport previously visited with an instructor, where they must demonstrate PIC abilities, diverse navigation (pilotage, dead ...

Sometimes when a private pilot does flight planning, weather is an important part of the planning. Sometimes, no matter how well a pilot does cross country flight planning, the weather can be tricky.