Originally Posted by
Excargodog
People are funny. I knew a guy who got over 270 student hours on his own Cessna 170 - most of it student solo - before his insurance company refused to insure him unless he actually got his private. The dude loved to fly but was apparently afraid to take the test.
Haha that's almost what I did. My Navy buddy got his CFI and I was his first guinea pig. Between deployments and laziness on both of our parts it took a couple years. He just kept endorsing me. Finally had to knock it out so I could take my new girlfriend (now wife) on a weekend trip.