pinch hitter courses are the equivalent of signing your wife up for a few self defense classes and thinking she could actually defend herself against a 200+# attacker. I mean if it gives her a warm fuzzy feeling, great, but let's be real. it'll buy you a very, very small chance of a successful outcome. a subset of pilots fly regularly and can't figure out how to land well (just ask steingar
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). in reality, it's getting her to 1) be able to use the radio, and 2) feeling a little more comfortable handling the airplane, 'maybe' keeping the wings level for a little while. but simply going thru a pinch hitter course and not getting your PPL...and then NOT PRACTICING REGULARLY...might get you an extra 1 or 2% chance of success. which is better than not having that extra chance, but c'mon now.....
.....eman heads for cover......