"birdog" wrote in message
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"Greengears" wrote in message
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Every pilot out there will never forget their first Solo. But there has
always been this nagging questions as to should there be a minimum
amount of hours flown before a pilot can be allowed to Solo. I have
seen pilots solo in as little as 9 hours and as high as 75 hours.
I know most of you will say that it should vary from pilot to pilot.
But should there be a minimum amount of hours flown?

While this is a rediculuous question, it fits right in with our current
political environment, in that the federal gov't. should dictate the
number of hours it SHALL take us to be competent to solo. I've known
licensed pilots with 300 hours that I wouldn't fly with, and others who
have solo'd in 6 hours. 75 hours to solo? Why was he EVER allowed to solo?


It's the "No Pilot Left Behind" initiative...

Jay B