On Dec 18, 6:24*am, Mark wrote:
Holy Cow. I couldn't get a reservation for one of the planes
at the flight school for over a week, so...I decided to use
a different airport's CFI and get a lesson in his plane.

This is how I learned that in a bad economy, some CFI's
will try to run up the clock just chattering in the office,
then spend as little time as possible letting you fly their
plane.

small piece of puzzle added