Student pilots
Just wanted to do a quick straw poll among stident pilots and for that matter instructors.
How many of you are taught to (or teach) to announce that you are a student pilot when flying solo??
I only mention it because as an ATCO I find it very helpful and am sure that I deal with more student pilots than are declaring such. There is ofcourse no requirement too but I think most ATCO's if they know they are dealing with a student pilot will be little more "touchy feely"-this would mean for me, identifying the aircraft to enable me to make sure he/she isn;t getting lost, and to be of immediate assistance if they do. I won't assume such familiarity with local landmarks or the ability to re-route or re-gain track after a deviation say for example where a zone transit has required a course alteration.