Originally Posted by
Peter Fanelli
Any school that does not give a private pilot ALL the knowledge they need to operate the aircraft correctly is doing them a disservice. Better to teach them how to do it right from the start than to have their private pilots running out of fuel because they were never taught how to lean.
How can that be dangerous if we flight plan using the fuel flow for a full rich mixture?
I do agree that we should be taught to lean earlier but too many idiots messed up engines so I see their point.