Pringle 1
BEagle, how many hours and how many hours of doing what, as a PPL do you think would be sufficient to start an FI(R) course?
I'll answer that question directly. I have around 300 hours P1, gained over four years, all in the sort of aircraft that people do ab initio training in. I feel that I have enough experience to have a crack at the pre-entry flight test for the FI course. A year ago I would not have felt ready.
I understand your point of view, essentially it is "I had to do it so everyone else should have to as well". I cannot agree with it.