Originally Posted by
Tee Emm
That would fail around 99.99 percent of all airline pilots....
Come on now - be realistic with those tolerances.
Take a C 172 for example on a normal reasonably smooth day.
Can't pitch up to the attitude required to hold 78 kts (Vy) = and maintain that + - 2 kts and maintain that to 1000 ft agl,then smoothly transition to a 85 kt cruise climb to then level off at your selected altitude + - 50 feet, then set the power to maintain the planned cruise speed + - 2 kts, descend to the airport and fly a circuit + - 50 ft with a base leg at 75 kts and a final of 65 kts + - 2 kts ?
Then you are probably a perfectly safe and competent private pilot but you are just not yet good enough to be an instructor. As an instructor you should be able to fly an essential perfect demonstration of any air exercise. To be able to do that you have to be able to fly accurately. To fly accurately you have to practice by working hard at nailing the required attitude every time, always having the aircraft in trim and immediately correct any deviations from the desired flight path. It is IMO perfectly doable for the average PPL, you just have to be willing to work at it.