Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
They weren't doing you a favour. That was part of the job. You remember things called Briefing Offices?
OT but the closure of the Briefing Offices particularly at the GA main airports e.g. YMMB YPPF YSBK etc. were a great loss to the industry. They were places where one could walk in and ask questions of an ATC or FSO - someone who knew what they were talking about - be educated on regs and procedures, and talk face to face with the MET person.
That loss of an education source is incalculable. Now students and pilots either have to muddle through themselves or ask their instructor, who sadly more often than not these days might not know much more than they.
And yes, instructors too used to come in to ask questions and to clarify things.