I can just see myself setting my transponder to Air Force One in my
Cessna 150! Besides, I don't think I would trust certain candidates to
be a safe passenger...
-ahc-

C J Campbell wrote:
"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
...

Soft field landings should be covered during primary training.

However, things like:

-- landing on a beach
-- flying through a mountain pass
-- landing at LAX
-- VFR over the top of a solid cloud layer
-- maximum gross operations
-- not to mention, flying minimum 1 mile visibility, clear of clouds
Special VFR

just to name a handful are not covered during primary training, and yet a
brand new Private Pilot is permitted to do any of those.


Student pilots are not allowed to fly in other countries, either. They have
to have an instructor check their flight plan and weather before every cross
country flight, unless they have the "commuter" endorsement for repeated
cross country flights of less than 25 miles.

But private pilots can fly anywhere they want without writing out a flight
plan and nav log.

Student pilots may not fly "in furtherance of a business," but private
pilots may.

Student pilots may not carry federal election candidates for hire, but
private pilots can.