Andrew Gideon wrote:
As someone else has suggested, a good idea is to ask the people doing
as you
describe above.

Yes. In my opinion, it's the ONLY really useful advice you can give
someone looking for training. By definition, if you need training, you
can't really evaluate the quality of the training you are getting with
regard to content.

It's imperfect, as there's no guarantee that they *should*
be flying in that grin

That kind of thing tends to be self-correcting. Or used to be. These
days, with modern two-axis autopilots coupled with moving map GPS, the
correction takes longer. But if you can find someone doing these
things, again and again, without all the bells and whistles, you can
pretty much guarantee that he can evaluate the quality of training.

In general, the very best advice you can give someone seeking training
is this - find someone who is making use of the training in the way you
would like to be able to do, and have him choose your instructor.

Michael