Genghis
I suspect you have misunderstood Jay Sata's point about TCT and Ewald Gritsch obtaining their FAA private pilots licences at the same time and place
Perhaps he could elaborate?
My point really was that regardless of the solo /dual thing - it's clear that the two are close collaborators in things aeronautical, so that they did their FAA licences together didn't strike me as all that relevant to anything.
If there is a particular relevance then yes, I'm missing it.
G