On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:14:42 -0800, Peter Duniho wrote:

That advice makes some sense for someone in Schiff's position.

I don't agree even there.

Others have already pointed out the benefit of educating the instructor.
In fact, if I recall that story correctly, the instructor did come away
with more knowledge than he'd before. That's a gain for all of us.

The reason I've not seen mentioned is that he [Schiff] could be sure about
something that does happen to be wrong. "Correcting" the CFI isn't just a
chance to teach the CFI something. It also confirms that the correction
is accurate.

Admittedly, after numerous corrections of the same misconception, I could
absolutely see the motivation on Schiff's part to just let it glide by
laugh. It's to his credit, I believe, that he hasn't.

- Andrew