Hour Builder
How is the pilot of the liberty doing?
HB - Good luck with the CPL skills test mate, and the ATPL's.
Never mind Andy, one day you might be ferried around by HB himself! You obviously are a very bitter person.
As for the accidents you mention. Prop-strikes and tail-strikes are usually pilot errors, and a canopy came off! wow, I've done AEF in the Chipmunk with the frigger open all the way! Big deal. PA28 doors pop open for fun, so do C152/172 windows.
If you want twitchy landings, try the G109. Tail-dragger. 57-ft wingspan. Ground effect. Hundreds of young cadets manage it each year.
As for "cross-country should be done in UK" the rest of the world -USA included- turns out thousands of competent pilots each year.
Grow up man.