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Old 28th August 2002 | 13:48
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dublinpilot
 
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Bottom line is you are

a) not enjoying your flying
b) not learning because of the environment you find yourself in.

Solutions:
A) talk to instructor, and explain the situation
B) change instructor (& possibly talk to CFI if you want)
C) change school
D) give up flying,
E) continue as is.

Rule out option d & e.

Wheter a,b or c is the solution for you, is up to you.

Personally I'd just change instructor. I wouldn't bother saying why, just request to fly with a particular instructor. If some asks you why, then I'd just say personality differences, and leave it at that. Chances are you won't be asked why. They will already know, because you won't be the first to ask to change.

Where I learnt we had different instructors for each lesson. After a while, there were some I liked, and some (one in particular) I didn't like. (No abuse, just didn't find his teaching methods parted much information to me.) When I was making bookings, I requested to fly with the instructors that I wanted to, and if they wern't available, I ask about the next day, or the next, until I found one they were free on. Later having meet some other SPL's at a social function, I discovered all the other students were doing the same!! Nobody wanted to fly with this particular instructor. I suspect your instructor will be the same. Other people will be trying to change.

Look at the problem constructivly and decide whether solution a, b or c is best for you. But pick one.

You shouldn't have to put up with that sort of abuse.
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