Solo practice of stall recovery
Discussing flying school training syllabus the other day and I was surprised to find out that some flying schools do not allow students doing GFPT/PPL training to practice solo stallling and recoveries. They say it is too risky?. .Another school "permits" solo stall practice but not "advanced" stalls. What the hell are advanced stalls and what's the problem if they have already done this dual?. .. .Isn't this what Competency Based Training so beloved by CASA, is supposed to be all about? If the student is competent to safely execute all types of stalls and their recoveries, then he gets a tick in the appropriate page of his Progress Sheet. If he is thus deemed "competent" then what is the big deal about letting the student practice these sequences solo? . .. . Are the flying schools breeding a nation of pilot wimps or is there a real danger in allowing a student to practice solo stall recoveries?. .I would have thought that solo flight training in stall recoveries was an invaluable experience.. .. .Another school will not permit students to practice short field landings solo unless they add a few knots on to the threshold speed "for safety reasons". Jesus Wept! Already the threshold speed for short field landings is the normal speed used in the Performance charts -that is 1.3Vs - which is what most GA aircraft and big jets are certified to use. . .. .Yet another school requires student pilots to fly the three degree T-VASIS slope on the Cessna 150/172 et al, even though it needs almost cruise power in these Cessnas with full flap to maintain three degrees. GA in Australia is a crazy business sometimes..