RandyL wrote:
I have a question that has come up in another newsgroup, that I have
always wondered about. When I received my flight training, my instructor
told me not to accept any Land And Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
instructions from ATC until I had received training in those procedures
- which I never did. Does a licensed pilot (not a student) have to be
officially "certified" to perform any LAHSO procedures? And if so, how
does one go about becoming certified? Or can any licensed pilot perform
LAHSO procedures, as long as he has first received training in said
procedures? If that is the case, how does ATC know that a pilot has
received LAHSO training? Does ATC just assume that if a pilot accepts
LAHSO instruction, that the pilot is familiar and has been trained in
those procedures? Is LAHSO procedure training something that just needs
to be logged in your logbook and endorsed by a CFI? Just curious...

Randy L.


While there is no requirement for a PP to have any sort of certification
to accept a LAHSO, accepting one is like accepting any other clearance
from ATC. If you don't know how to do it say "unable." If you are
uncomfortable with the specifics of a LAHSO say "unable."

I do think it is kind of strange that while your CFI understood that a
LAHSO clearance shouldn't be taken lightly he didn't teach them to you
before he sent you out for your check ride.