212man
You're spot on there about the 'com-planers', they expect everything on a plate. Two years ago just about every I had in terms of licenses nearly lapsed. Dave got me thru' my instructors in 5 hours after having not flown for nearly 5 years! I worked under Dave for a while and went onto a good job. Nothing wrong with Bonus, but the Instructor's pay really. I learnt a lot from Dave and enjoyed his company - under the grumpy facade there's a man with a big heart!