The following is a quote from a senior individual in the CAA - I realise it is about fixed wing PPL tuition, but it does make me wonder about the standard of training in the US. This is unfortunately borne out only to frequently by the standard of US-trained PPLs that turn up at the school where I work wanting to hire aircraft. As the RT examiner who has to do their RT practical exams, I will not even begin to comment.
'I find the statistics curious, a PPL in the UK takes about 55-60 hours, a FAA PPL takes 70 - 75 hours on average yet a JAA PPL in the US with FAA instructors only takes 45 hours, something is clearly missing.'
It is difficult to avoid the impression that these individuals are not being taught to fly, they are being sold PPLs.