mad_jock
The poor chap who crashed down south is an example of that
Correct my intructor did make it clear to me that processes had changed at most airfields/schools since that tragic incident. To send someone with just 5 hours at EGKA on a weekend would be insane.
Digital.Poet
I am intrigued about how early you did instrument stuff though.
Thats how i did my first rate 1 turn :-)
It was my instructor proving a point, she noticed that I used the instruments too much and kept my eyes inside for far to long. Made me wear those funny glasses and then asked me to climb/turn/decsend did ok with that. While climbing she sneakily applied a little rudder, I did not notice that the AC had started to bank until I had looked back at the DI/AI, could not feel it at all. Lesson learnt about using your horizon as a reference and keeping your eyes outside as much as possible.