PFLs before first solo?
It has recently been suggested in some quarters, that we should be teaching PFLs prior to first solo. During circuit training we teach, EFATO and glide approaches, and we indicate how to deal with an approach should the engine fail at various points in the circuit. Presumably those who who designed the PPL course put first solo at ex 14 and PFL at 16 for a reason. There seems to me to be an increasing tendency to try and avoid any possible risk, which as we all know is not possible in any walk of life. Where will it all end? Ex 15. just in case you need to take avoiding action in the circuit, Ex 19, just in case an unforseen cloud appears?
What do other FIs and FEs think?