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Which statement about student pilot privileges is correct?

Choices

  • A student pilot may carry one passenger on solo flights

    Student pilots may not carry passengers under any circumstances.

  • ✓ A student pilot may fly solo only with the required endorsementscorrect

    Solo flight requires specific instructor endorsements, and no passengers may be carried.

  • A student pilot may fly for compensation

    No student pilot may fly for compensation or hire.

  • A student pilot needs no endorsements to fly solo

    Solo flight requires instructor endorsements.

Why

A student pilot may fly solo only with the required endorsements and may never carry passengers.

FAA source: 14 CFR 61 Subpartsbrowse the reference library →

This is taught in Getting Started: Eligibility, Pilot Types and the Path — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.

Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.

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