Nick I think we all want to hear more.
I had my share of macho pilots. One instructor almost killed me while showing off. Fortunately for me, he was not able to do what he claimed, that saved us from slinging a load in to the trees.
For my plank rating I had a female instructor. Thank god for that. It was pure fun - except the spin training. Ever since I have that feeling that airplanes are inheretly dangerous.