When he apologised for the late text, he clearly meant late at night rather than not long enough before the flight, if my employer started texting me at midnight I'd be a bit peeved unless it was very necessary for a last minute change.
No reason why he shouldn't have given you the route at 11am, and expected to be airborne at 12.
For commercial ops we report 50 mins before a six sector day, so 50 mins to plan 6 flights. How will you cope with that if you're over analysing a simple VFR plan?
When you go on to do your IR you will usually have a slot time booked for a training approach. If you miss the slot, you just turn around and go home without the practice, so you really need to practice being able to plan quickly and efficiently to ensure a timely departure.
Last edited by RTN11; 4th Sep 2013 at 17:06.