Sceptics might like to note that Capt Kember, ex-CAA Chief Examiner, advised the recent ETA instructor seminar that 'Point and Power' allowed the RAF to shave a couple of hours off the average time to solo as it was so easy for students to assimilate. I consider that the main advantage with 'P&P' is that deviation from a required IAS value is easily deduced from an ASI, whereas using the 'traditional' method you have to wait for a glidepath error to become apparent before you can correct it - which most students find difficult to assess.