3 point, I sugeest if you are going to quote me you quote the whole text not just the part that highlights your point........
<<If you came to my training organisation with your "principles" you'd be leaving again>>>> Leaving with with what, a bottle of Champagne, a Kiss and a cuddle?????
Be carefull what you quote to suite your own ends....
What I actually said was this:
"For example, I fly 400hrs per year own a 152 and 172XP, fly a Twin on a regular basis and have a JAA IR-SPA-ME (instrument rating) and turn up to a club and want to rent a 152 for an hour to go sight seeing and am told I must do a 1h checkout with an Instructor. Fair enough if they want to see me fly I have nothing to hide. But there is no way I will allow the Instructor to be pilot in command."
If I was going to a school and flying a new type or had not flown for a few months then I would expect some sort of refresher training and be gratefull for it.
But as I also said before it seems that either I have been very lucky or chosen the operations that I fly with carefully as none so far have insisted on enforcing the PUT situtuation. The most I have had to do is a couple of circuits. I guess a good Instructor should be able to recognise if the guy flying is current and safe or just a muppet. If I was behaving like a muppet then I would expect the Instructor to assume command and either train or ban me!!!
I also did not claim to be an expert at any point in my post, just rightly claim that I am current and deemed by IR & MEP renewals to be safe to operate aircraft in an "advanced" manner.
Enjoy!