Exactly - it was a bloody tight slot.
Not that a tight slot is a bad thing.......!
This is the root of the problem I feel, students being enticed by a PPL in 3 weeks. If a person is sharp and on the ball that is tight. If they are just average or even below average they have not much chance of this. A PPL is a big thing and shouldn't be de valued. If a school is going to try to sell them an intense PPL, there should be a selection process.
As for soloing in 45 mins or whatever you guys say you did it in then well done. Did you feel you were safe and could have coped with any probs that came up? Around the 10 hour mark is a level I feel gives enough practice at failures, stalls in all configs etc.
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