Having vented my spleen earlier here are a few words to try and give you some constructive perspective on your situation.
The world in general needs people who are prepared to challenge innapropriate behaviour which may be regarded by a minority as acceptable and the norm. If it weren't so law and order would be an unheard of concept.
By failing to challenge the issues you described above you became complicit in the problem - an accomplice!
Think on the following as you make this decision you seem to find so difficult:-
In any industry there are those who try to play it by the book and those who try to buck the system. Your complicity and your instructors recklessness make it harder for legitimate schools to run a cost effective business.
Every time you went along with some illegitimate act it added more fuel to your instructors self-delusion that what he was doing was okay.
The longer you allowed and continue to allow the situation to remin unchallenged the greater the odds become that the wheel will fall off and you or more importantly some poor other succour will 'come a cropper'
Each time the CAA becomes aware that behaviour like this is going unchallenged it fuels their fire for heavy handed regulation and new legislation further burdening the system
Whilst I can't speak for the CAA I can tell you with authority that most enforcement agencies look favourably on those whose intent is honourable. The dishonest guy gets no short thrift with them.
Give consideration to the level and depth of any investigation made at this school after some unfortunate event takes place in the future. The last thing you need is retrospective enquiries leading to a knock on your door. Let me assure you it does happen - i've done the door knocking!
Challenging the behaviour directly is a fair way to start the process. However you need to decide whether your challenge will be heeded for longer than ten seconds after you walk out the door. If you are at all unsure then .........
However, I would urge you to be sure of what your intentions were when you started this thread. Were they honourable and with the intention of raising safety standards. Or were they borne out of some sense of being wronged or crossed by a particular individual.
Bear in mind, that school and that instuctor have probably already read this thread and they'll be plotting their next move already - ball's in your court now!
R1tamer
PS If your thread and allegations are all a crock then you can kiss my curvy butt!
