The private pilot candidate was in the polish-up stages of his training. I was tasked with performing a mock check ride. He did well in the knowledge portion, but a review of his logbook revealed he was missing the required three hours of flight training solely by reference to instruments as required under cFAR 61.109.
The applicant was disappointed and argued he never intended to fly in instrument conditions, so the training would be a waste of time and money.
