The old Pub 45 syllabus was based on the empire flying scheme syllabus from the second world war.
Given that aerodynamic's is the one thing our regulator cannot change no matter how hard they try,
the fundamentals are still the same.
My question would be, and I haven't instructed abinitio students since the early seventies, but has the introduction
of Part 61 and its attendant MOS improved standards at all?
I remember most students solo'd between six and ten hours, now I hear the average solo is way more than that.
I was under the impression that modern aircraft were easier to fly than the old tiger moths and chipmunks I learnt in.
My endearing memory is the smell of them. Dope and leather...intoxicating! Still have the old leather helmet with the PWOOF tube.
Instructor would blow in the tube and you'd sort of hear this mumbled jargon from the back., the old blow in your ear and follow him anywhere.
The good old days.