Since most PPLs hire aircraft from their school after passing, how could it possibly in the interests of the school for its students to pass their PPL when they are not at a suitable standard? This would surely result in an increased rate of crashes amongst hirers as these new pilots take away aircraft they are not fit to fly....
However..... I have come across a situation like this, when I got my floatplane rating. The school concerned used in-house examiners, and charged a fixed fee for the course, so to have students fail (or even take longer than minimum hours to pass) would have cost them more money.
I passed after minimum hours - despite doing what would have been a dangerous rough-water landing if the water really was rough (I flared too low). It didn't bother me, because I haven't ever flown a floatplane since (and I knew that would be the case). I don't believe the school in question rent their aircraft out.
FFF
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