Interested,
I think the point is that landing the plane when you have pax depending on you is a bit different from when you have only an instructor's and your life at risk.
All training happens over time for a reason. If you demonstrate competence before that time, it means you're better than merely average, as your tone infers.
Stop being so damn glass half-empty. Are there not enough bad news [crashes, Ch.11, on stories] on PPRuNE that you feel the need to have more???