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Old 15th Apr 2003, 14:22
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Evil J
 
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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.
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