Originally Posted by
soaringhigh650
I'm kinda wondering why some instructors don't seem to have any scenic routes or suggested places that they like and recommend other people flying to?
I guess an instructor would have acquired substantial experience in their own private flying before moving onto teaching.
I don't think they were hiding anything from me. They are nice guys and great when they show me general handling skills etc. But has frequent flying taken the 'fun' out of them such that they really don't have any suggestions for private pilots to visit, or new places to explore?
Most flying instructors are instructing as a stepping stone to an airline of corporate job. They will in general not have any spare cash for "fun" flying on their own and so almost all of the hours in their log book will be training for their own licenses and instructing time which will all be in the local area.
For a new PPL pilot who only wants to fly as a hobby the best thing IMO is to join a club with a large roster of recreational pilots. The "fun" is not just going to new places it is being part of the aviation society and sharing the experience. I was a PPL for 10 years before deciding to get the higher licenses and ratings and pursue a professional flying career. During that time I belonged to an active club and some of the funest times were when 3 or 4 of us would rent a C 172 and go for a day trip with each of us flying a leg. When asking for good places to go we never asked the instructors we asked a couple of the long time and experienced club PPL's for good places to go.