What a bunch of garbage! Trying to bash instructors with this ridiculous notion that it's not real time.
The real life skills that you learn being an instructor are extremely valuable. Teaching has not only made me a better pilot, but has prepared me for the next step. Although you are an experienced pilot, bushav8er. How many of your hours are actual IMC??
Flying the Bush does have its merits and it does give you real life ops experience. I'm not refuting that. But your comments towards instructing experience are unfounded.
I don't want to turn this into a Bush flying vs instructing. All i'm trying to say that instructing experience should not be shrugged off nor frowned upon.
For the chief pilots who discredit instructing time as not being not real. Well, all I have to say is that it's your loss!
BTW, instructors don't just fly circuits in the twin. Back in the day, I have flown many long distance trips throughout the Continent and have flown countless approaches down to minimums.