Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
The national average is around 80 hrs for the Private.
That includes the very old, the very young and the start-stop start-stop.
Its possible the don’t care -CFI handed off to the indifferent- CFI to the Im-just-here-till-a-regional-calls CFI.
That combined to a couple of start-stops and you’re easily over 50 hrs.
We're talking about time to solo, not get the certificate. He's over 50 hours and has not even soloed.