however I think the discipline of IFR flying at an early stage increases your flying skills and decision making ability, and at least gives you some skills to get you thru a sticky situation if you do get caught in cloud one day.
I thought that was the purpose of having a CIR?
It certainly may not help you get a job, but I can't see it as being a bad thing...
Only that you can't use it until you have 500 hours!
some people have no wish or desire to instruct, there are already way to many instructors out there that have no real desire to do it but use their students as a way to build hours...does an instructor who really doesn't want to instruct produce a quality student?
To many? Hardly!
And what is the big deal if the "instructor" is trying to build hours? They can't teach to a competent standard because you imply "their heart is not in it".
I am sick of reading this and similar posts and people complaining:
"My instructor is going for QF, he doesn't even want to teach me"
Could not think of anything further from the truth. Sure you have your occasional "cowboy" (even throughout my training) but why should that be the benchmark for the whole industry?
So the question I pose for all you anti-instructors out there:
Why is it that you hate them? What have they done to **** you off?
Answer that and perhaps you may silence that twisted, selfish and angry voice in your fruitcake head!
After all, we are in the same industry!