Originally Posted by
Airclues
Is it a 'solo' flight if you have 'crew' on board, even if they are not a pilot?
Some years ago there was a problem with Air Cadet 'Vigilant' (aka Grob 109b) motor gliders with the engine cutting out. Cadets had to do one solo circuit to get their wings so in order to maintain a throughput of cadets qualifying, they did a 'ghost solo' flight with an instructor in the right hand seat.