Dave, close but no cigar. Reread the first two paragraphs of the first post, it explains that these particular rules are to allow someone to fly solo at a club. That is what is getting people from your third perspective up in arms. As an instructors' guide they are pretty good, for someone who is not used to having an authority at the field tell them what to do they are very oppressive sounding. From the tone of your post you sound like someone who likes to tell people what to do and it follows that you see nothing wrong with them. It's all a matter of perspective.