I have 2500 hours, 1800 Heavy Jet, the rest on light a/c with about 500 hours instructing.
I went with a PPL friend who was doing a check out on an Archer at an airfield near us and I sat in the back. As I havn't flown a light a/c for about a year I asked if I could have a go at a few circuits, so we did a running change.
It was a hazy/murky day so I put my landing light on for take off (as I was always taught and always taught myself) and was severly rebuked as it was more likely to blow the bulb and they were expensive.
What price safety?
(I was also a bit pissed off as there was no professional respect at all!!)
The airfield is in Hertfordshire. I asked them what I needed to do to get checked out and they required 5 hours. It was only 2 1/2 years ago that I was instructing!!
They are crooks.