Getting on for nearly 40 hours and still not solo. Went back to reread up on this sore subject to remind me there are people who went solo after 40 and even 60 hours plus – which should be some comfort and put my mind at rest.
However, one question occurs to me: If a student has done repeatedly eight near-perfect landings out of 10 and the remaining two were still safe but involving a “bounce” or “balloon” would any FI be inclined to let them go solo? (Assuming that all other aspects such as keeping correct height, speed, trim etc. were to an acceptable standard.)
Possibly an unfair and unanswerable question, but I’ll ask anyway.
