Q: Can two student pilots fly together on a flight? A: One time, during my full-time instructor days in the 1980s, I saw our trusty Cessna 150 pull up to the ramp after landing. Two student pilots got out, smiling and laughing... and then the mean old instructor walked up. "Just what are you two doing?" I asked."We were just sightseeing and practicing some maneuvers together," was the reply. Trying to contain myself, I informed them that no way, no how, and at no time are two student pilots permitted to fly together. Not only did my flight school prohibit this practice, FAR 61.89(a)(l) prohibits a student pilot from carrying a passenger. Only one pilot is required to fly a Cessna 150, and the other person on board, regardless of credentials, is considered a passenger.
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