"Figures I've seen indicate about 10 hours as a base then add 1 hour per year of age from about 21 upwards."
I was 62 years old when I did my solo,using above 41 plus 10=51 hours to solo
Well I did it in 19 hrs so I must be much better than average
It really is a load of old b****cks,you go when the instructor says so.
When I was learning there was a fixation around 10 hrs to solo,and it made my life more than a bit miserable thinking I was nowhere near ready.
It could be useful for the student to be told by the instructor on day one that it is not a race,that going solo at x hours does not make you a better pilot,and that the world is full of flash bas****s trying to be one up.
Lister
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