Apologies for a little thread creep earlier but it does concern me a little just how much time some, repeat, some GA pilots spend with the heads in the cockpit rather than looking outside.
Anyway, back to the topic in question. It seems Dan may have chosen the wrong place to learn to fly. There are some great instructors out there and equally there are some who are, lets just say, very average. My first QFI was an absolute a**e but when he was tourex, my second was a revelation and I thrived. My flying club is blessed with a first class set of instructors and I would recommend it to anyone, lets just say its near Silverstone !