I think having re-read my original post it does seem a trifle arrogant. “You can’t teach ME anything” is how it comes across and that is my fault. I didn’t mean that and in fact as I am paying you to teach me that would be a stupid attitude and one I don’t have. I took my IMC rating hoping for a bit of paper that lets me fly in marginal weather but ended up as a far better pilot and that was unexpected.
I think I was only referring to non-Safety related issues, but see that even something I consider non-safety relating (lowering flaps in the turn), some people take issue with. I suppose ultimately what I am asking for is standards across the board. If everyone taught to a standard, this problem wouldn’t arise. After all someone (all-be-it 20 years ago) taught me to lower the flaps as I turned onto Base leg. I have been impressed with some of the answers and have certainly re-evaluated MY attitude, just wish all debates on these forum could be so Flame free and well thought out.
Cue for someone to tell me to P*ss off back to the Private Forum
