Rotorwashed:
perhaps it is a US attitude.All I know is thats how it goes at my school.
Nope---sounds just like your school. This kind of policy is, or at least "was" recommended by Frank Robinson, for almost the same reason he pushed for the SFAR in the US---it has less to do with the pilot but more to do with the aircraft handling abilities----but that has been battered to death many times so will just leave it at that----feel free to search and discover what I am talking about.
DEldridge:
For the first couple of flights just go out and fly around for a while without trying anything difficult. Then lunch trips seem to be the norm....