I got my FAA PPL like this (twice daily) when I was allready 40 years old in the very demanding environment of Van Nuys CA. I just wanted it badly and time was in shortage.Still had enough time to stroll the area highlights.
I was doing this in my 40s. Loved it.
Jojo wrote:
Two days after these flights (i.e. on Monday) I received an email from my head CFI, accusing me ofoverloading my student
demotivating my student
blasting holes in his flying budget
Very important that you provide a written answer to these complaints. You need to make clear that the student asked for it. You might (in a careful way) ask the student whether he felt overloaded. Also important that you phrase your answer in a way that does not challenge the judgment of the head CFI. Sort of like, “Dear ___, one of the things I like about teaching at this school is that we really care about the student & I think your concern reflects that impulse. I was worried about this myself, but 1) the student asked for it; 2) the lessons went well; 3) he insists they made him happy; 4) as regards his budget, he seems more concerned by scheduling issues than cost.” Or something like that. Then you conclude that “each student is different,” and that you really appreciate his focus on quality instruction.
(Of course, there are probably other issues here unrelated to this particular student…but being agreeable and non-confrontational is often the best policy when you don’t have power.)
Peter wrote:
In good wx, and with a bright young motivated student who is focused on the job, and flying 7 days a week, there is no reason why one could not do the US PPL (40hrs) in 3 weeks. 2 flights a day…
Which is exactly how I did it (well, perhaps minus the ‘bright young’ part…. 
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Peter wrote:
It assumes the exams, the medical, etc have all been done beforehand,
Exactly. Did my written on one of the first days and then went flying. Heck, that’s what I had come for!
Not just US PPL, with the exams out of the way. I know of couple of cases where the JAA PPL flight training was done in two weeks (in one case it was done in two one week stints IIRC). But that’s rather extreme. Three to four weeks seems normal for an intensive course.
