Originally Posted by
The Love Doctor
I cannot fathom in this day and age of litigation why anyone would want to start their career as a flying instructor with the risk involved. Just signing an aircraft out on a private hire could end up being a massive court mess and career ending.
"he/she/they didn't do the brief with the correct coloured pens on the whiteboard when I did my PFL lesson. I ran it out of fuel and pranged post PPL and its the instructors fault from 5 years ago"
Licenced pilots shouldn't need to be "signed out" though as they carry all the responsibilities as the PiC. Only students under supervision need to be authorised by an instructor.
Thorough training records with the stude signing every lesson sheet as a true and correct record are essential in case you ever have to defend your actions in a court of law.