NO-GO LAHSO There are several conditions under which you shouldn’t accept a LAHSO clearance or one won’t be issued to you. 1. As a student pilot. The FAA suggests that student pilots flying solo should never accept a LAHSO clearance. 2. When the pilot in command deems it unsafe. As with all other operations, it is up to the PIC to determine if he or she can complete a task safely. If the pilot decides he can’t do this with a LAHSO clearance, he is expected to decline it. 3. When the ceiling is below 1,000 feet and the visibility is less than three miles. Controllers will suspend LAHSO if basic VFR weather minimums aren’t present. 4. When the runway is wet. The ability to stop can be compromised when the runway is wet. 5.When there is a tailwind component. Tailwinds increase landing distances. 6.When wind shear has been reported. Approach speeds increase with wind shear, so stopping distances will be longer. JULY 2012 FLIGHT TRAINING / 39