"if he won't admit to being lost, what else won't he admit to...?"
Define lost?
If all these pilots will not admit they are lost, why do you think changing the law will persuade them to admit they are lost? If they do admit they are lost what have you achieved? Less calls?
Less pilots blundering on? I dont know, but I wish you would answer the question rather than regreting the "silly" comments. Frankly it would be a bit silly to end up with less calls and more airspace infrigments.
Why doesnt anyone answer these questions?
"It is not a US-style 'Biennial Flight Review', nor should it be termed 'a biennial' as that will lead to ambiguity.
Why does this point keep being made to death. Most of us have been through three UK reviews. Most of us have never done an American Biennial or have any idea what is involved (although I do mine at the same time as my UK biennial). Most of us know full well what is involved. I doubt there is any confusion at all now. It takes place every two years - if you want to call it a "two year trainng flight" thats fine by me. In any event the content isnt so very different - oh and I know you can tecnically fail one, the other you cant - great, but I think we have got to grips with that too. Hang on I am confused because they do a driving test in the US and we do one, now which one am I doing
"you'll recognise everything within 15 minutes flying time of base anyway"
You can of course insist on precisely an hour but would you? The FI says something like I think you might like to do a review of navigation, and we need to do three landings, and if its OK I will throw in a PFL en route and a little bit of upper air work. Here are three or four land marks in a local circuit - navigate to them accurately - no GPS on this occasion. An hour and a half tops. You might know the local landmarks but I bet the instructor will still have a reasonable idea if the mark one eyeball is up to speed??
It is as if some of us have a hang up about the word lost.
I think I am just north of Farnborough by about five miles, but in view of the closeness of Heathrow I need to be sure. Can I have a fix please? Are you lost?