I'm sure I'll be in the minority here, but I tend to agee with you. I
worked at an airport that used a Cub as the Primary trainer until
solo. Then the students switched to a 172 for ticket completion (but
could solo the Cub if they wanted). Average was abou 10-12 hours in
the Cub. I have to say some of the best low time Private pilot's I've
known were products of that methodology.

Hampton NH 7B3 still follows this procedure. I suppose that if a
student insisted, he could start out in a Cessna, but of all the
T-shirts I've seen posted over the pasted six years, none has boasted
about soloing in a 172.


all the best -- Dan Ford
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