Originally Posted by HappyJack260
The big difference between a Cessna 152 or similar and those other types, is that the military wanted to be able to weed the less skilful pilots out by adding to their workload and seeing how they handled things, whereas the average civilian flying school wants to keep pilots in the training system and earning them money.
Which is why the RAF continued to use the Chippy as an elementary trainer up until 1993. The Elementary Flying Training School was (re)formed out of the Flying Selection Squadron who used the Chippy for flying grading. The EFTS syllabus still had an element of selection.