Originally Posted by Phil73805
It's funny really, student pilots will put up with all sorts of crap that they would never consider in any other field of endeavor. Poorly maintained aircraft, bad instructors etc. During my training I put up with a verbally abusive instructor with an ego the size of a small country, eventually I walked away. Students MUST learn to be more demanding, I mean you're forking out a fortune to this company so they should provide you one main instructor who you're happy with and provide a level of service appropriate to the investment. They are not doing you a favour!
I really agree! But at the same time, there's another side to that coin... I have seen guys getting worked up to a high state of aggravation,
slowing their training progress in the process, by not realizing this: While it would represent a small fortune in any other endeavor, the kind of money you pay for a PPL is peanuts in the world of aviation with its entirely different cost level... Gives us PPL students the slot right above the fungus in the innermost corner of the fuel bladder on the aeronautical food chain, but not much higher...
So while some seem to accept any nonsense just to "get to fly!!!
", others surely expect far too much from the "fortune" they are paying... Better try to get both messages across; which one needs to hear depends on what one's expectations are, IMVHO...