Hi Shaggy!Students don't do all dual from the front seat. They do a few hours in the front seat (learn the principles etc) then swap with the instructor.......so no they don't go "cold" for their 1st solo from the back seat.
They just freeze instead!!!!!!! Tee hee!
I've heard rumours that during WW2, student pilots would get about 5 hours in a Tiger Moth & then would be sent straight out in a Spitfire.
