Recently, Steven P. McNicoll posted:

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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My question to YOU was when the ability to understand IAPs was added
to the Private Knowledge or Practical tests? The fact is that it is
NOT a part of the requirements for a Private certificate. The direct
route to realizing that fact is to simply read the published
requirements. They are not secret documents. So, your references to
irrelevant regs (twice, no less) is clearly an indication that you
are quite confused about the requirements and expected abilities of
private pilots.


That was NOT your question to me. I stated, "Every newly minted VFR
pilot should be able to identify the fixes in the plan view of an
IAP. Your question in response was, "Oh? When was this added to the
Private Knowledge Test or Practical?" The fact that you don't know
what you asked is a clear indication that it is you that is confused.

My question to you had to do with the basis for your assumption.
Specifically, what in the Practical or Knowledge Tests -- the ONLY
requirements for becoming "a newly minted VFR pilot" -- assures that your
assumption is valid. Since there is no requirement that a "...newly minted
VFR pilot..." has even SEEN an IAP, your assumption is not reasonable.

Neil