Originally Posted by
Clare Prop
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.
This sort of behaviour has been around for yonks. Some CFIs like to keep a firm grip on what people are doing, or planning to do. Then we have others who encourage more freedom.
You shouldn’t need someone to double check what time you are due back, you should already know what time you have the hire booked. You shouldn’t need someone to say this route isn’t going to work, you will find that out later on when it does or doesn’t and it’s all part of building those decision making skills.
The GA Pilots I’ve seen struggle the most are those who had been kept under strict supervision throughout training. That catches up with them later as those decision making skills haven’t really been built yet.