Originally Posted by
FlyingForFun
Having said that, I don't believe this is written down anywhere, so if you were doing a PPL/IR (with no intention of getting a CPL), then they may be prepared to accomodate you.
This is a key issue in training that seesm to get glossed over.
For commercial flying the philosophy is that some good chap in the flight ops department has done the risk assessment and management for you and come up with a procedure. Training trains you to follow the procedure. The exam should test your ability to follow the procedure.
For private flying, it's different. Situations and more varied, and less regularly encountered, and there's no flight ops department. Training should train you to think through the risk management issues carefully. The exam should test your ability to manage risk.
Generally speaking, the training infrastructure serves private flying poorly in this regard.