Originally Posted by
pitotheat
BEB It’s all about mitigating threats. In the case of incapacitation the risks are different dependent upon the circumstances and have to be accepted for a trial flight verses a lesson with a student who having completed part of their course could get you back on the ground in benign conditions. Shouldn’t we be looking constantly at widening our options if possible rather than narrowing them?
Perhaps a trial flight should start with circuit and landing then, before local area.