Originally Posted by
Genghis the Engineer
I doubt that the two-yearly flight with an examiner has had any real safety benefits in the UK.
The pilots who are prepared to learn, will learn anyhow and find those opportunities. Those who think it's pointless, will do the minimum to tick the box.
The American system that requires a minimum standard of flying to be displayed every 2 years seems massively more rational to me. But, it was politically unacceptable in Europe.
Surprising really - you'd have thought that the Americans would have been the people to fight for freedoms at the expense of safety, not the Brits.
G
I agree with your thinking here.
But it was supposed to be a safety issue. Why can't we have decent legislation?
I flew today after 100 or so days. I was a bit behind the aircraft, but I don't think an instructor sitting beside me would have made any difference.