"kontiki" wrote in message
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Dave Stadt wrote:

My guess it would take all of 15 or 20 minutes. It seems some people
think taxiing the typical trainer airplane is akin to brain surgery, In
fact it's more like riding a tricycle.

Easy for some, harder for others. I think driving a car is pretty easy too
but
its still requires a learner permit at minimum (requiring a licensed
driver present)
to operate the vehicle on any public roads. I have seen licensed pilots
unable
to put an airplane squarely into a tiedown spot.... repeatedly. Perhaps
they lack
the skill to really master the plane (scarey), perhaps they were poorly
trained....

But they have the certificate which by your implication below makes them
accident proof..

The reason is simple.. until you have reached a point of demonstrating
ability
to safely master the control of the [insert whatever machine you want in
here]
and have received a license/signoff/endorsement for solo operation you are
a
potential accident... no matter how "easy" it seems to some people, or how
smart
you think you are.

So you believe receiving a license/signoff/endorsement means you are no
longer a potential accident. Interesting, I wasn't aware a signature or a
piece of paper had that ability.

I'm sure Peter Duniho (being the most capable and knowledgable pilot to
ever
have taken flight) could safely taxi an F-15 when he was six with 10
minutes
of training. For most people, learning to taxi an airplane SAFELY takes
some
training and experience.

No one has denied that but face facts, taxiing a 152 in normal conditions
does not take much training for the average Joe or Judy.