Originally Posted by
jarinawoz
Guys I have a question about this topic.
What do you think about forcing students doing solo like after 10-15 hrs? There are some people who are really good, or were even gliding before, but is it really enough? And what's with people who are not confident after these hours?
How to get through solo-stress, when you know you are forced by the FI?
Depends on the individual student and his reasons for taking flying lessons.
If they're young and have professional aspirations, then clearly this is a confidence problem that needs to be dealt with. Best scenario is putting the student in increasingly challenging situations with little to no assistance from the CFI. Again: build confidence.
If the student is older and is just taking lessons for recreation, then why pressure him to perform to a standard he's not interested in? I've seen older students who simply like to go out and "play" in the airplane with a CFI but they literally had no intention of ever taking a checkride and earning the private pilot certificate.
The student and CFI need to sit down and discuss goals and objectives for the lessons.
Good luck.