Discovery Flight today...unexpected results

"DGS" wrote in message ...
Hi all. I'm a 39 year old guy who has loved flying and dreamt of
being a pilot for a long time. This year I finally realized that I
had more than enough money to start and figured I owed it to myself to
book a discovery flight with every intention of seeing it through to
my private pilot's license. I've also spent a ton of time through the
years on various PC based flightsims, and on them I've flown a variety
of aircraft and understand the instruments and navigation.



Did this 'instructor' share you passion for flying, or was he an hours builder looking for a way out to the airliner as
soon as possible? Many of the so-called CFIs loose sight of their passions for flying and end up simply building time so
they can move on. I suggest you find a different instructor, and maybe even a different school, to pursue your dream.

Don't give up on it, it really is the most enjoyable and challenging experience around!

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:12:27 GMT, "Blueskies"
wrote:

Did this 'instructor' share you passion for flying, or was he an hours builder looking for a way out to the airliner as
soon as possible?

Hard to tell but judging from his age and lack of compassion over the
situation it's very possible. I don't really know of a tactful way to
ask him this.

DGS writes:

Hard to tell but judging from his age and lack of compassion over the
situation it's very possible. I don't really know of a tactful way to
ask him this.

Ask him how long he has been an instructor. If the answer is twenty years,
he's probably not just instructing as a stepping stone to a professional
pilot's job. If the answer is six months, then he probably isn't a career
instructor.

I always find it odd that the FAA has set things up so that practically all
instructors are totally amateur teachers who care only about accumulating
hours. Seems like a dangerous way to teach new students.

Oh DGS, please ignore this guy (MXS). He is not a pilot, not a student,
just a wannabe who likes to pretend.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Mxsmanic wrote:
DGS writes:

Hard to tell but judging from his age and lack of compassion over the
situation it's very possible. I don't really know of a tactful way to
ask him this.

Ask him how long he has been an instructor. If the answer is twenty years,
he's probably not just instructing as a stepping stone to a professional
pilot's job. If the answer is six months, then he probably isn't a career
instructor.

I always find it odd that the FAA has set things up so that practically all
instructors are totally amateur teachers who care only about accumulating
hours. Seems like a dangerous way to teach new students.

In the real world as opposed to the simulated one Mxsmanic "flys" in,
most FBO's have a mix of old timers and youngsters building time for
a better job.

In my experiance paying real money to real people for real instruction
in real airplanes, I don't see any overall difference in quality in
either group.

Both groups can have rotten apples and real jewels.


--
Jim Pennino

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