Yea, I had a hand held radio that I borrowed from another instructor to monitor her progress. I really couldnt go stand next to the runway to watch her, considering we're at Champaign and its a fairly large class C airport. I dont the TSA would have liked that very much. Oh, and I think my heart rate went up a bit. But all in all it was a very good expereience, I didnt think I would feel so happy/proud when i saw my student walk back into the building safe and smiling.