FAR 61.89 — Student Pilot Limitations

This regulation defines the restrictions placed on student pilots exercising solo flight privileges. A student pilot may not carry passengers, fly for compensation or hire, or fly in furtherance of a business. The student must have a current solo endorsement from an instructor and may not fly contrary to any limitation placed on the endorsement. For cross-country flights, the student needs a specific endorsement for each flight (or repeated flights to the same destination). These limitations exist because student pilots are still developing judgment and skills, and the restrictions reduce risk exposure during the learning phase.