Originally Posted by
double_barrel
I sometimes wonder if someone who found a skill difficult to acquire makes a better instructor…..?
Back in medieval times when I was learning to fly and spin recovery was an essential element within the training syllabus, I had considerable difficulty in maintaining an awareness of the aircraft's attitude relative to the ground. My instructor, who I considered very good in other respects, failed to acquaint me with the "bleeding obvious" and it was left to me to accidentally discover that putting my head back when inverted and focusing on the ground allowed everything to fall into place - simples! Even with block bookings at £3/17/6d per hour (which at the time was about 1/3rd of a week's wages), the failure of the instructor to teach me this elementary trick proved a needless expense.
I hope the experience made me a better instructor.