Thats a very unfair statement. The same could be argued that a straight PPL instructor doesn't have what it takes to get the best from a student because he lives in his own small bubble (the local area) and hasn't got what it takes to progress. The present system works and in my view allows the students to see that a PPL is just the first rung on the ladder. GAPAN should be left to do what they do best sponsor TALK ALOT.