If you read the whole post, I said he accepted minimal instruction, and learned on a SoarStar while learing lots about fixing it. He's the only one I've seen.

The year before that, we had two students solo in about a week, both heavily self-trained on a simulator.

Remember, tho, Carl's not interested. Wants to do it himself, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. Not my choice, but he didn't ask.

Best wishes,
Dave Olson