Something no one has addressed yet. There are students everywhere who want to cut corners. Sometimes I really wonder why they want to fly if they only want to do 1/2 of the 'fun bits'. Maybe it's the sales spiel they get, maybe it's just expecting less training for less money. I've had students where I thought "perhaps I should give him his licence first MAYBE THEN he will want to learn what it is all about. I'm also sure that if you wrote down what the student said, they never did, and then contacted the other instructor across the pond, you might get surprised. Remember, a student can not remember, what it is, that he forgot. We have Americans and Europeans coming to Australia to fly and you would not believe the stories I get. Neither do I. Sometimes I ask people "would you lend me your $150 000 Mercedes to drive to Darwin without any stipulations" Answer "No". "So why should I lent you my $ 150 000 Aeroplane without you jumping through some hoops of ours. I don't make the law, I just comply with it. It is my duty to get you to comply with it as well". There are students in Australia as well as America and Europe, who shop around for some sucker who will expect less and let them get away with more. In 35 years of flying I have never met a student who said to me "I wanted more training but they would not give it to me. Personally I think a 40 hour PPL is just not enough. I generally need 65 to 70 hours to get them competent. Perhaps that says something about my competency?????????
However, I'm still alive, have never bingled anything and never had the need to be disciplined by our Authority.