Originally Posted by
gerry111
Flying a first solo circuit with one's instructor on the radio offering advice, completely defeats the purpose.
And if the instructor even vaguely thinks it will be necessary then the student is not ready for solo, so that calls into question the instructor’s judgment.
Although in the video above it seems that the student had a panic attack. It would be interesting to know what someone in that situation would do if there was no radio contact available. Would survival instinct eventually prevail?