Mike wrote in news:cf1b10e2-f476-4ac0-af87-
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The South African instructor also told me I fly "like a typical
American" which he said was a complement, because GA is relatively
cheap and free in the U.S. so most American GA pilots fly better than
from other countries because we practice more, because we can afford
to (comparatively). For example, we don't pay fees for landings at
most GA airports.


They also have very few good handling exercises there and most brits
have no clue as to how to do a crosswind landing.
They don't do things like turns around a point, and for the commercial
and other advanced ratings, have no equivelant of the lazy eight,
chandelle and what not. It shows in their flying. They're REALLY BIG on
mindless procedure. for instance, when I did my UK instrument rating, in
a twin, we did a simulated engine failure, clean,at altitude which was
announced beforehand. In addition, i regularly had to announce that I
was looking for ice ( in july) I wasn't allowed to land the airplane at
the end of it, the inspector did that. Just bizarre.
The instrument ride in the sim, multi crew, is equally bizarre. You're
not alowed to "help" each other during the instrument ride. IOW, no CRM
at all.


Bertie.