General Limitations
- That is carrying a passenger.
- That is carrying property for compensation or hire.
- For compensation or hire.
- With a flight or surface visibility of less than 3 statute miles during daylight hours or 5 statute miles at night.
- When the flight cannot be made with visual reference to the surface.
The following restrictions apply to solo student pilots: o No carrying passengers; o No carrying property for compensation or hire; o No flying for compensation or hire; o No international flights; o No flying when flight or surface visibility is less than 3 sm during the day; o No flying without visual reference to ...
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A cross-country solo flight must consist of: Flight of 50 nautical miles total point to point distance from the departure airport to another airport. There is also a long cross country required that must be: flight of 150 nautical miles total distance.
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General Limitations A student pilot may not act as pilot in command of an aircraft: That is carrying a passenger.
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The only regulatory restriction is that student pilots are not allowed to fly above a cloud layer without ground reference. VFR over-the-top can be a very useful tool to get above a cloud layer instead of flying in haze or restricted visibility below the clouds.
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In the daytime, provided the airport allows SVFR (some do not—they are listed in the Aeronautical Information Manual), a student pilot can request special VFR—but remember, as a student, you are still bound by FAR 61.89, which states you cannot act as pilot in command when flight or surface visibility is less than 3 ...
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Student Pilots may only fly to airports within a 250 nautical mile radius of OKK and 8I3. The 250 nm restriction may be waived on an individual basis if prior permission is received from your Flight Instructor. No overnight flights are allowed.
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In the U.S., there are no FAA age limits for pilots except for commercial airline pilots employed by airlines certificated under 14 CFR Part 121. These airlines cannot employ pilots after they reach the age of 65. However, these pilots may stay on with a Part 121 carrier in some other role, such as flight engineer.
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Lack of motivation, loss of interest Or it could be a lack of progress. Something has taken away their drive and commitment to learn. Pre-solo is really tough, Schillen added. If you are going to take 15 or 20 hours to solo, by the time they get to the fifteenth hour they're wondering if they really can do this.
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