I agree, the whole system needs a top down overhaul - why are we teaching Direct Mercator when nobody uses it and not teaching Transverse Mercator that everybody uses (UK grid, etc)? And MLS? Give me a break. Does a plumber need to know anything about fluid dynamics to do his job? No, and neither do pilots need to be engineers.
But my point is essentially that many schools are letting people through that shouldn't be, and the new 100 hour syllabus is only going to make people less inclined to study, particularly private owners. One good reason the CAA should do it - and with decent questions, of course. Did you see the one in Nav where they mention the Earth's disc should be 6 degrees below the horizon for twilight instead of the Sun's disc? Does nobody preafrood these things?
Somebody had pulled most of the those questions from the professional exams - I mean, goal oriented captains? per-lease!!
Phil