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Nationwide Ground Stop Catches Student Pilot on First Solo Flight, Leaving Him Unsure What to Do

A nationwide ground stop imposed in the United States on November 13 due to a communications outage caught a student pilot in the air during his first solo cross-country flight. In a newly surfaced air traffic control (ATC) recording, a controller can be heard informing the student pilot of the nationwide ground stop and advising him to land his aircraft.…