STUDENT PLT LANDS AT A LCL ARPT NOT OK'ED BY NEW INSTRUCTOR. STUDENT PLTS ALWAYS NEED OK; EVEN IF IT IS TO BE REPEATED; BY AN APPROPRIATE LOGBOOK ENTRY.

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I RECENTLY INHERITED A STUDENT PLT FROM 2 PREVIOUS INSTRUCTORS. ONE OF THESE INSTRUCTORS HAD SIGNED THE STUDENT'S PREVIOUS STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE FOR SOLO XCOUNTRY PRIVILEGES ON OCT/XA/90. ACCORDING TO THE FARS; A STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE 24TH MONTH AFTER THE MONTH OF ISSUANCE. HOWEVER; THE CINCINNATI FSDO CLAIMS THAT AS LONG AS THE STUDENT CARRIES THE STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE BEARING THE ENDORSEMENTS FOR SOLO MAKE/MODEL OR SOLO XCOUNTRY; THEN THE STUDENT NEED NOT RETRAIN OR HAVE A CFI RE-ENDORSE FOR THOSE SAME PRIVILEGES EVEN IF THE STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE HAS EXPIRED (GONE PAST THE 24TH MONTH). HOWEVER; JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE; I REDID ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN FAR 61.93 (AS APPLICABLE) BUT HAD NOT COMPLETED THE ACTUAL PAPERWORK OF RESIGNING THE STUDENT'S STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE FOR SOLO XCOUNTRY AIRPLANE. NOW; HERE'S THE PROB. ON NOV/WED/96; WHILE MAKING A LCL SOLO FLT (WITHIN 25 NM OF HOME ARPT) USING MY SOLO ENDORSEMENT FOR C172; THE STUDENT ELECTED TO MAKE A LNDG AT ANOTHER ARPT; MGY; THAT WAS APPROX 23 NM FROM HOME BASE (3I7). I HAD NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION/KNOWLEDGE OF THE FLT. APPARENTLY; ONE OF THE STUDENT'S PREVIOUS INSTRUCTORS HAD TOLD HIM THAT HE COULD LAND AT ANY ARPT HE DESIRED AS LONG AS THE ARPT WAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS OF HOME BASE. I HAD; PRIOR TO THE NOV/WED/96 FLT; TOLD THE STUDENT THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CORRECT POLICY AND THAT LNDGS COULD ONLY BE MADE AT 3I7 UNLESS A SPECIFIC ENDORSEMENT STATED OTHERWISE. SINCE THE NOV/WED/96 FLT I HAVE AGAIN TOLD THE STUDENT TO TKOF/LAND ONLY AT 3I7 (HOME BASE) UNLESS HE RECEIVES A SPECIFIC ENDORSEMENT TO THE CONTRARY. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT FAR 61.93(A) DOES SEEM TO AFFIRM THE STUDENT'S NOTION. HOWEVER; AOPA AND I AGREE THAT EITHER AN ENDORSEMENT FOR REPEATED SOLO TKOFS AND LNDGS AT ANOTHER ARPT WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS; OR A SOLO XCOUNTRY ENDORSEMENT; IS REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY NON EMER LNDG AT ANY ARPT OTHER THAN HOME BASE EVEN IF THE STUDENT HAS HAD HIS/HER STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE ENDORSED FOR SOLO XCOUNTRY PRIVILEGES.