bose-x when you say;
Instruction is about giving of your experience. We owe it to our students to ensure that they gain the finest education and are equipped with skills that will carry them safely through their flying career. A well trained, comfortable and confident student will keep flying.
then I have to respect you. And if you actually practice what you preach, exactly how you preach it, then Im sure there are some well trained and confident pilots out there. But that respect is lost when you then refer to someone such as myself as
wet behind the ears oik
because that sort of comment is not encouraging at all. In fact, it could even effect ones confidence
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You do have to question a system that allows a pilot with so few hours to get a particular rating
this is a fair point. However, everybody has to start somewhere. I think that this type of attitude prevails amongst those who already have such a particular rating, and who have subsequently forgotten what its like to be at the bottom of the ladder trying to get a foothold.