Interesting thread so far, has any one considered the sponsors guide lines to 43rd. A lot of sponsors set out guide lines which require that certain standards be met with in a certain amount of time with in the training schedule. This is done to avoid money being flushed away because the candidate can,t land an plane and he gets to 30hrs before going solo. It is a bit of a blow to the ego that this cannot be achieved and that the sponsor has closed the cheque book on him!
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