On Sep 11, 3:43*pm, "Ol Shy & Bashful" wrote:
On Sep 11, 1:53*pm, Tman x@x wrote:

When taking lessons with a CFI, I've often had them compliment various
aspects of my performance, while also offering constructive criticism.
It seems that this behavior is right out of the pages of CFI training.

Here's my question. *Does that make the CFI a sycophant, by the formal
definition of it?

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Did I miss part of it
Ol S&B

Tman
To add to my comments and offer up some observations....... I am
currently senior instructor for a military training/screening program.
I take my responsibility very seriously knowing these young pilots
will potentially be faced with hostile response when they go
operational. Having been shot at and hit tends to color your
perspective.
I have a reputation for being hard and fair. A not uncommon statement
I hear from students is, "He will bust your balls for everything and
you'll learn more from him in an hour than you have learned in the
entire program."
Right up front I tell students I get pretty intensive in the cockpit
up to and including profanity. Does it work for me? If you check with
all the students I've flown with they will tell you YES. Certainly I
don't go overboard with any profanity (depending on who you talk to)
but the intensity doesn't ease up.
Now if you read all the FAA propaganda, I can't possibly be an
effective instructor as I frequently violate all the rules and
guidelines.for fundamentals of instruction. I went thru all that BS
when I was in USMC Drill Instructor school back in the mid 50's.
It often takes a student several hours before I finally tell them they
are doing good. And when I do, they are smiling for days. I'm sure
anyone here can recall favorite teachers and describe why they are
favorites. The challenge is to recall all the mediocre ones? With my 8
younger CFI's, I am watching their techniques carefully and reading
the critiques with an eye to maintaining our standards at a high
level.
I don't see any of them as syncophants.gg
Best Regards
Ol S&B