"WJRFlyBoy" wrote in message
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I have been reading the various threads about spins, forced landings, etc
and talking with CFIs. The road to a PPL is preset in requirements by FAA.
I see that most people are happy to do nothing more than that.

Where do you see that?

Outside of the cost factors, I find this much more than curious
considering the
consequences. You can get killed, that one keeps jumping out at me

I don't follow. Reading accident reports, I see very few incidents of pilots
getting killed because they had inadequate training (unless you consider VFR
into IMC).


I am asking the group for assistance in developing a list of instructional
and solo experiences, testing, mandatory reading.....if you ran the FAA,
what would you require in a near-perfect world that a PPL would require?

I am a zero-hour wannabe pilot FYI

Reminds me of the couple with no kids telling me how to raise my teenagers.

For a start, I won't begin my first instruction until I can do the
following:

Pass all tests with a 95% minimum

Including the practical?

Handle with ease all traffic control and similar commo

How do you do that without ever getting into a plane?
Dissect the anatomy of my training aircraft
Understand what and how the instrumentation works (shortcomings included)
Own all the fundamentally necessary flight gear (i.e carry-ons in flight
bag or on person)

Obtain hours in flight simulation

See Dudley's comments regarding pre-solo students and simulators.
More...enough for now.

I can see hour your program will save lives. Unfortunately the only reason
is that there will be few or no pilots due to unreasonable traiing
requirements.