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Old 2nd Dec 2006, 18:55
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glenb
 
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crosswind before first solo

I can only report from my own observations, but i believe it extremely rare that any instructor would place a student into an aircraft primarily motivated by revenue, or hour building. If that situation did ever occur, the training organisation management should bear a large portion of the responsibility for creating such a poor learning environment for their students. If that situation does occur where the planned lesson is not going to proceed, the instructor should however consider an alternative. That alternative could well be one hour on the ground going through radio failure procedures, going through the poh with the instructor, re visiting weight and balance, fuel calculations, etc.
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