End of training lectures to students
I'd be interested to know what kind of speeches you guys give to students who have completed their training and gained their PPLs (if indeed you do this sort of thing).
I have had the unpleasant situation recently of having a way over-confident student who passed without problems and in minimal time. It is unpleasant because I feel he has a cavalier attitude and will take on too much too quickly with his new found license.
I gave him a stern talking to about building up slowly and of old pilots and bold pilots etc etc. I felt a little as if I was wasting my breath. Next I hear he's planning to fly to Glasgow/France/Dublin, buy his own aircraft, get some aeros in etc etc. With a paltry <50hrs under his belt I do not think this wise.
He is fairly unusual as most people are sensible and take their PPL's with a great deal of gravitas. I can see this guy in an AAIB report before long.
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