I guess I've been lucky...
-- primary instructor: 60s, 10,000+ hrs mainly instructing (still working now, did an instrument currency flight with him last night)
-- acro instructor: ex-USAF instructor pilot, 10,000+ hrs including extensive experience in U2s and C130s
-- heli instructor: Vietnam-era, 10,000+ hrs of teaching and commercial heli work
I understand the economics of the "puppy farm" system but I'm extremely glad I haven't had to deal with it. Flying, much more than most things, is so much a question of "yeah, seen that a dozen times before, no big deal, here's what you do". Being taught by someone with barely more hours than yourself - I just don't see it.
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