Pitot heat check?
Im not making a point about whether a safety pilot or indeed an instructor is present. The point I am making is that airspeed is critical when on approach and in landing configuration. I am questioning the wisdom of intentionally covering up the airspeed indicator in this critical phase of flight and indeed making a landing with it covered up. Now any training I have ever done always saw whatever was covered up, removed before making the final approach and I can see the good reason in that. If there are other schools of thought, then I personally havent come across them. I dont see the logic in it but thats just my opinion. I know in the UK we are health and safety barmy but I would actually think this wasnt conducive to safe practice.