He has done about 8 hours, and he has covered the items on Beagle's list apart from :-
- slow flight
- stalling part 2
- spin awareness
He went back to the instructor (who is the CFI) and asked to do some revision on slow flight / stalling. He recieved a 40 minute tirade on why her way was best, followed by a begrudging repeat of Stalling part 1.
According to the CFI, it was felt that early stall training puts off some students, and the "advanced stalling" lesson is better learnt later in the course. Apparently, slow flying skills are "indirectly picked up in circuit training".