when I did my skills test it was picked for me
Only trouble with someone trained that way is that, if they actually have an engine failure they can then spend so long picking a field because they are not used to doing it, that they would be on the ground before they get their field chosen. This is not done just for the hell of it, but to make sure they can actually do it if needed, and picking a field (not necessarily the ideal field, just an adequate one) in good time is all part of it.
