As an ATCO I can safely say that there are just as many 'not-so-good' young PPL holders as there are old.
If a student pilot decides to buy expensive equipment and accessories does that make them a bad pilot?.....I think not.
Quote;The problem is many young PPLs are not getting the big picture when flying. Perhaps it is because they play with too many toys in the a/c.
What utter rubbish! You could then argue that older, perhaps slower thinking, pilots would be more dangerous playing with 'toys in the a/c' as they're not quite as good with gadgets as the younger generation!
I have seen a greater number of incidents/bad airmanship etc at the class G unit I work at involving older pilots than young........and many of them have had licences for donkeys years!
