Originally Posted by
tobster911
Hello,
I'm planning on taking a good friend flying in a few weeks when he comes down to visit (weather dependant). He is currently studying for his PPL and has done his first solo cross country flight. He has asked if he'll be able to fly at all whilst we're up, and my initial response was 'no, because you don't yet have your license'. I just wondered what the legalities were with this. Obviously, he wouldn't do radio, take off or landing etc, but is there any harm if he takes the controls for a period of time whilst we're up?
Thank you
When I used to fly air experience cadets in Air Cadet gliders (Sedburghs/Mk3s) I was briefed to let them handle the controls but not below 500ft.