Correct. I do still stand by my viewpoint which is that we are trained to pass the IRT and it is very possible to wing your way through a course without being a good aviator. The stories of some students performance during training is shocking and worrying. In fact someone at the same FTO failed a 170a twice and was declared dangerous by the examiner - managed to get through another one with a different examiner - failed his IRT and then partialled the second attempt and scraped through his MCC. He now flys for FR. It also took him twice as long to get released by the safety pilot as he was moaning about not being paid for nearly two months of flying.