Originally Posted by
EMAW
On the other hand the more rigid schedule allows a reduction in time required as a prerequisite for each rating. I got my CFI at 226 hrs and I didn't fly from the right seat until after I got my commercial ASEL. And the time building doing cross country or not depends entirely on who approved your syllabus.
Things may have changed since the early 2000s when I was in college/flight training.
Instructors can eff up a 141 just as well as tehy can a 61 student.
The syllabus is the recipe and the instructor is the cook.
For the Private the difference is only 5 solo hrs so if anything it’s a reduction in your experience.
As far as I recall the Jeppesen syllabus had 120 hrs of time building and of that a ton of time as local maneuvers and dual training.
But that was a while ago.
Trying to get a “school made” syllabus FAA approved takes an act of Congress.
No ASI wants his signature on anything which is not commercially available.
At least that’s my experience with the FAA.