First Solo and Total Hours Flown

"Judah" wrote in message
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"Greengears" wrote in
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Every pilot out there will never forget their first Solo. But there has
always been this nagging questions as to should there be a minimum
amount of hours flown before a pilot can be allowed to Solo. I have
seen pilots solo in as little as 9 hours and as high as 75 hours.
I know most of you will say that it should vary from pilot to pilot.
But should there be a minimum amount of hours flown?

Perhaps there should be a minimum number of landings rather than a minimum
number of hours....

Why? Is there a _REAL_ problem you are trying to solve? Are you aware of
flight insructors sending students off to solo without at least the minimum
skills?

So far this thread has 72 entries, but no one seems to have identified any
real need for "minimums".

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There is no REAL problem I am trying to solve. I have seen incompetent
pilots who have been allowed to solo by their instructors and I have
also seen new instructors who have not allowed their students to solo
for a long time because they were more afraid of their license.
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
"Judah" wrote in message
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"Greengears" wrote in
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Every pilot out there will never forget their first Solo. But there has
always been this nagging questions as to should there be a minimum
amount of hours flown before a pilot can be allowed to Solo. I have
seen pilots solo in as little as 9 hours and as high as 75 hours.
I know most of you will say that it should vary from pilot to pilot.
But should there be a minimum amount of hours flown?

Perhaps there should be a minimum number of landings rather than a minimum
number of hours....

Why? Is there a _REAL_ problem you are trying to solve? Are you aware of
flight insructors sending students off to solo without at least the minimum
skills?

So far this thread has 72 entries, but no one seems to have identified any
real need for "minimums".

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

There is no REAL problem I am trying to solve.

Then don't solve it with legislation.

Jose
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