WWW,
What the hell is going on with you? Distrust, resignation, despair, cynicism, all in a couple of posts!! I KNOW you're a nice guy, at least some people thought you were a good instructor once, and you used to make some good points on threads. But if you're making any point at all here, I missed it too.
Saying most people have a bad time learning to fly is not enough. If they do, that needs changing, not just being resigned to it. There are some lousy instructors out there, some good ones, and some fantastic ones. I've met a fair few of every type. I know which I want to be. The difficult thing for a student is recognising which is which, especially in the beginning.
I was "rescued" after a horrendous start to my PPL(A) course (which most of PPRuNe has heard enough about), by an instructor who was determined not to just turn me into a pilot, but a good one. He refused to accept second best, either in me OR IN HIMSELF. Most of us, instructors, PPLs, and students, could learn from that attitude.
Oh, by the way WWW, I do rather like being called a "glorious exception"; thankyou.
