I agree that Bro was a little terse in that reply but....
If it has taken Generic 80 hours to get to the stage where he is doing his PPL skills test and failing, then I would also begin to have doubts around his ability to fly well.
Now....before the numpties among you start yapping and yelping....
I wonder if Generic would be gracious enough to explain why it has taken him 80 hours to get to testing.
If it is a case of him doing a lesson a week for a year and a half then yes, fine, I can see it definitely taking that long to gain a level of competency to be ready for the skills test.
I am not slating Generic in any way, however I feel that in order to properly advise him on a course of action, he needs to provide us with more details.
Farrell