I doubt that any flying school will publish their pass rates in an honest and totally transparent fashion. In the cold light of day they won't look very good. It only takes one or two below-par students to pull the figures down. The problem is when they are all below-par, seemingly!
Having said that, everyone has a bad day occasionally. We can all stuff up a test to one degree or another, at any time. I'm all too aware that my job is up for review every six months. That's what gets the adrenaline going.
It would be helpful to publish pass figures though, if only to reveal that far too much weight is placed on pushing students up for a test having completed the minimum hours but before they're ready. A very real pressure imposed on instructors by marketing expectations, I fear. In an ideal world everyone would pass, having been trained to their individual requirement.
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Last edited by G-LOST; 13th March 2004 at 20:23.