Wizz et al
I have allowed myself to be drawn away from my primary line of argument which is:
That it does not matter if the SFI is young or old, an experienced or not so experienced pilot so long as he is properly prepared for the task. The current JAR FCL regs, if mirrored elsewhere are grossly inadequate with those training military and recurrent courses requiring zero formal sim training qualifications.
We are moving into an era where the SFI will dominate this sector of the training spectrum and we can all guess which way it will go if sim centres are totally free to choose the cheapest option.
Personally I would prefer to be taught by someone who is fully competent rather than be someone's 'on-the-job' training.
G.