"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
oups.com...
That is a slippery argument. You could also say that getting your
private is dangerous because you're more likely to make safe decisions
when you are a student and need to have a CFI review your cross
country. Perhaps everyone should have a CFI review their cross
countries. I just don't see a DE feeling pressure to fly in bad weather
because he gave an applicant an oral evaluation.

-Robert, CFI


Hey guys. I think Michael had his tongue so far out in his cheek that he
bit it on that last post. If you guys don't think Michael firmly believes
that pertinent decisions should be made at the lowest possible level you
don't read his posts very carefully! :-)

Clearly he thinks it is criminal for the FSDO to take such basic decisions
away from their examiners. Personally, I happen to agree with him. In
SPADES. If my FSDO starts making rules restricting my ability to make the
decisions that I am paid to make we WILL have words. Fortunately for all of
us, they do NOT do that. Instead we work quite well together to get done
what needs to be done in a way that is safe and effective. Of course, there
IS some extra irrelevant paperwork that needs to be generated to give all of
the filing mavens in administration in the FAA something to file, but they
have to justify their jobs in this time of tight government budgets also.
:-/

Highflyer