On Jun 25, 4:13 pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
I was talking to a friend today about how difficult it is to find a
personable golf instructor. I'm a pretty so-so golfer and it really
turns me off that most instructors are very arrogant and stuck up. I
got to thinking that I sure hope students don't see CFIs the same way.
I've never considered myself better than my students so I sure help I
don't come off as arrogant in anyway. As a CFI I know that other CFIs
interact with me differently so I'm not sure I would know if other
CFIs are stuck up (as a CFI I often find that check out rides are
abbreviated, fees are reduced or instruction hours are under billed
for fellow CFIs).

I've never considered the holding of a CFI certificate to mean that
I'm any type of super pilot. In truth, anyone who takes enough
checkrides can get the certificate, its really something that any can
achieve. I hope other CFIs see it the same way.

-Robert, CFII


Long time ago when I took my first intro flight, the CFI turned me off
flying. Fortunately he did not turn me off permanently he only put it
off by a few years. He seemed disinterested in the whole thing, and
was unwilling to appreciate the excitement of my first time
experience. I had read up quite a bit, so I knew more than someone
with zero hours, and the CFI found it very annoying that I was asking
questions about aerodymanics, such as how the rudders work, and
adverse yaw and all that stuff. Having become a CFI myself, my guess
is that he did not know the answers to my questions but was too proud
to admit it, so he tried to play down my questions as dumb.