Thanks to both of you and apologies that the forum went a little bit off track while some of our instructor friends dealt with their egoes and others booked aircraft for the Isle of Man.
The original post was a little toungue in cheek, I really just wanted to know how you felt about the level of instruction from your instructor and how the school/club played their part too.
Machel you man in Florida wasnt an instructor, he was a commentator there are plenty about even over here! Your RAF experience sounds like Woodvale!!!
Chequered flag -- yes sometimes an instructor becomes a very good friend but at the end of the day an instructor isnt realy there to make friends with students he/she is there to teach them to fly. In fact it calls for a lot of social skills and instructional technique to instruct someone you cannot actually stand the sight of. Its always easy to teach people you like.