Dylan Smith wrote:

A friend of mine did his private in two weeks (I watched him, he was doing
it in my plane, my partner was his instructor). In a taildragger, as well.
By the end, he had no trouble handling a 15-knot crosswind - he had
to demonstrate that on his checkride. He's certainly not a physical
'klutz' to start with (which helps), but I don't think he's really out
of the normal distribution of human physical skills.

Dylan,

Out of curiousity, did he have previous exposure to aviation (flying
with family, flying with you, gliders, etc)?

Cheers,
Sydney