"Deborah McFarland" wrote in message
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Robert,

My husband taught me to fly his Luscombe, and he's not a CFI. It wasn't a
big deal. I think it depends on the relationship.

You've brought up a good point here... There are two things involved in
getting a license -- actually learning to fly and fulfilling the actual FAA
requirements... I sometimes let my daughter 'fly' my plane... She's only 12
now, but someday she might even progress to the point of doing a takeoff and
a landing... For now, she's happy enough to just be able to fly straight and
level... Of course, I'm using the term 'straight and level' rather
loosely... At some point, I'll turn her over to a CFI to let her get her
license, but if I've done it right, she should be able to solo pretty damn
close to immediately...