# Progress Check Passed Pending Review of the Following - [ ] *practice getting flight following in the actual airplane* - [ ] Types of PIREPs - [ ] Thunderstorm Formation - [ ] VFR Weather Minimums - [ ] Endorsement Requirements # Preflight Preparation - good job # Cross Country Flight Planning / Route Planning / Navlog - I would not go so close to the Disney TFR -> just in case you have not been able to climb up - I would also recommend not planning to go through the lakeland Delta airspace, but good explanation of your plan to traverse the area - make sure that your first waypoint is the airport you are dpearting from # Weather Information / Weather Theory ## NOTAMs - EXC would indicate except in a NOTAM: ## SIGMETs / Conv. SIGMETs / AIRMETs / CWAs - convective SIGMET - good job - SIGMETs - good job with what can be included - **they are generally valid for four hours, not two** - AIRMETs - good job with types - good job with valid times ## Surface Analysis - cold front - good job - trough - keep in mind that the low atmospheric pressure causes air to flow inwards and *upwards* which creates the lifting action that is required for thunderstorm formation - low pressure / high pressure areas - initially stated low pressure clockwise and high pressure counter clockwise - was able to lookup the direction - isobar lines - good job ## PIREPs - was able to read pirep - UA is routine and UUA is urgent ## Vis Surface Winds / Precip - good job ## Thunderstorm Formation - asked about what is required for thunderstorms to form - stated instability, moisture, # Cross Country Flight Planning and Performance - good job # Airplane Performance and Limitations # Weight and Balance - good job # Flight Plan / Flight Following - stated would file a flight plan - good job talking about the benefits - stated has never gotten flight following # Airspace - good job ## VFR Weather Minimums - stated class E 2 miles horizontal -> but then corrected himself # Radio Frequencies and Procedures - good job # Locating ATC Frequencies - good job # Runway Incursion Avoidance - good job # Lost Procedures - good job # Required Logbook / Cert Endorsements - **review this** - you need to be endorsed for solo flight, solo cross country flight, and then also for each specific flight that you would do # Alternate Plans of Action - good job