Was just perusing the BBC News website and read a new article about 'Flying Officer Wales' getting 'fast tracked' through his course at RAF Cranwell.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7339475.stm
A quote is contained in this report from former RAF Squadron Leader Chris Carder when he was asked if HRH is doing some kind of 'equivalent' to the PPL.
"He's done more than PPL training," says Mr Carder. "On a PPL course, the basics are very basic, by their nature. "By the end of a PPL course, you can't fly at night or in bad weather. You can take-off, land, fly from A-to-B and are able to deal with a possible engine failure en-route."
Now forgive me if I'm over reacting but especially with the high publicity the recent air accidents are recieving, I feel that ill thought out comments aren't doing us '
Basic' PPLs any favours. To me statements like that make us look like under trained hazards to the non-flying public. Just got on my nerves that's all, seems like bad press all the time at the moment where GA is mentioned in the media, I'm getting a little fed up of it to be honest. I definately would not consider my training as
'Basic!'
/rant