1.   A student helicopter pilot wallowing around in a hover in a tight clearing is an accident waiting to happen.

2.   But often, student pilots are having a hard time getting instructors because so many have already flown the coop to take airline jobs, too.

3.   By the time student pilots take to the air, Davis said the B.F. Goodrich collision warning system likely will have undergone modifications.

4.   Carroll, a former student pilot, has been serving as a dispatcher in the aviation unit, summoning aircraft to crimes in progress.

5.   Chris Stenson, a student pilot from Atlantis, said pilots go through a checklist that details the distribution of passenger and baggage weight.

6.   Controllers also express frustration that English often is not the first language of many student pilots.

7.   Despite the decrease, controllers warn of the potential hazards of small aircraft and student pilots.

8.   Even student pilots are acutely aware of the potential danger.

9.   For example, private pilots are barred from flying under Visual Flight Rules near major cities and student pilots are prohibited from flying solo in those areas.

10.   He concluded that student pilots should be banned and listed other airports where this is done.