"Ramy" wrote:
Do you think the passengers would have take the ride if they knew their
pilot soloed just 3 weeks ago? Would you send a loved one to take a
ride with a pilot who just soloed?

This issue that was touched on slightly in another thread asking if
we've ever refused to fly with someone we felt was not entire safe.

Having worked at an airplane flight school, I am *still* surprised that
NO ONE coming in for a Discovery Flight ever asked about the credentials
of the pilots. They likely wonder, but they don't ask. There *is* an
IMPLIED ASSUMPTION (accurate or not, obviously) that if he/she is
working there and you are offering the service, the pilot is
experienced, qualified and competent to handle routine flights and
possible emergencies; there is also the obvious *implied risk*, but
neither side talks about either of these implications.

If/When you went for a Discovery or demo flight, would you, or *did*
you, ask about the qualifications and experience of your pilot? Would
you have gone for the ride if the establishment informed you that their
pilot soloed, got his license and his commercial rating in less than one
month just over a week ago? If you owned the establishment, would you
hire someone who was *legally* qualified for the job but who had almost
*no* experience?

Doesn't the insurance for such an operation require a certain amount of
experience *in addition to the required ratings* for pilots providing
rides, or for giving rides in various aircraft?