Definition
In flight training, the specific maneuvers and procedures that a learner has been authorized by their instructor to perform alone, without the instructor on board, after demonstrating sufficient proficiency and safety in those tasks during dual instruction.
Plain English
The specific things a student pilot is cleared to practice by themselves, after the instructor has confirmed they can do them safely without help.
Context Anchor
Used in flight training when an instructor decides what a learner may practice or complete during a solo flight.
Derivation
Solo comes from the Italian word for 'alone,' borrowed into English through music to mean a performance by one person. In flight training, it carries the same idea: tasks the learner performs alone in the aircraft.
Why Pilots Care
Confirms the student can handle the aircraft alone before full solo authorization and tracks skill progression.
Intuition Check
Solo tasks does not mean the learner is free to do anything alone. It means only the specific items the instructor has assigned or approved for that solo flight.
Example Sentence 1
Before her first solo flight, the instructor reviewed the solo tasks she was approved to practice in the local training area.
Example Sentence 2
After completing the listed solo tasks, the student returned and discussed performance with the instructor.