Does Flight School at Fort Rucker, Alabama still train students to solo with the TH-55? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-flight-school-at-fort-rucker-alabama-still-train-students-to-solo-with-the-th-55 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I graduated flight school in 1973 and when I was at Fort Wolters, Texas we flew the TH-55 to solo. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:48:00 -0400 Does Flight School at Fort Rucker, Alabama still train students to solo with the TH-55? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-flight-school-at-fort-rucker-alabama-still-train-students-to-solo-with-the-th-55 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I graduated flight school in 1973 and when I was at Fort Wolters, Texas we flew the TH-55 to solo. MAJ David Vermillion Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:48:00 -0400 2015-04-14T18:48:00-04:00 Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 15 at 2015 12:41 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-flight-school-at-fort-rucker-alabama-still-train-students-to-solo-with-the-th-55?n=593617&urlhash=593617 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Now it is the TH-67, but soon the Lakota will be taking over. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:41:06 -0400 2015-04-15T12:41:06-04:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2015 10:29 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-flight-school-at-fort-rucker-alabama-still-train-students-to-solo-with-the-th-55?n=600236&urlhash=600236 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yea, all Single engine aircraft (TH-67/OH-58s) have gone the way of the dodo. All flight training at Rucker will now be completed using the Dual Engine Lakotas SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:29:11 -0400 2015-04-18T10:29:11-04:00 Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 5 at 2015 3:37 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-flight-school-at-fort-rucker-alabama-still-train-students-to-solo-with-the-th-55?n=792938&urlhash=792938 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As far as solos go, students get two chances to solo. Once during "contact" phase after their first checkride doing a traffic pattern to full stop, and the other after Basic Warfighter Skills checkride doing a cross country flight to another airport (usually Troy). CPT Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 05 Jul 2015 15:37:30 -0400 2015-07-05T15:37:30-04:00 2015-04-14T18:48:00-04:00