As an instructor a few years back it was a part of the syllabus to do a practice PAN. To a degree, it was also a bit of an a##e covering exercise prior to signing the guy out on his/her first solo cross country!
The stuttering call alluded to above was avoided by thorough briefing, getting him/her to practice it in a little room away from sniggering idiots, a demo from me on a flight and then let them try it. It dug at least two of my students out of the brown and smelly (guess I wasn't too hot on teaching Nav).
Let's get away from GA bad, Commercial good. Yes, it's a minor distraction but IMHO the benefits far outweigh the loss. Also, FWIW, could Le CAA Francais please publicise the use of 123.45? The abuse of 121.5 is rampant there. As for Commercial Finger Trouble? Who hasn't done it?
So it's only me then. I'll get my coat.
