"Dave S" wrote in message
k.net...
God forbid someone is PROACTIVE enough to do the THEORY portion in
advance of the practical portion of instruction. I hope you wouldnt
consider me as trying to shortcut things because I had passed my
private
written and was reading on instrument and commercial before I EVER
took
my first lesson.

Dave

As usual with posts like yours; you have missed the point and read into
your comment something you wanted to see rather than what was actually
there.
No one is saying in any shape or form that proactive or theory work is a
negative. In fact, proactive and theory work are IMPERATIVE to success
in flying.
There's only one issue here, and that issue concerns the fact that the
initial poster didn't state the specific aircraft he was getting ready
to transition into. This should have been a red flag to pilots answering
his request for information.
The CORRECT response to his post in my opinion, since he didn't state
aircraft type, is either to simply point him to the checkout procedure,
or, if you want to address his questions specifically, at least find out
what he's flying before offering answers.
In my case, I don't offer generic answers when specific answers are
called for. It's that simple, and has absolutely nothing to do with
being opposed to theory and proactive work.

Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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