Originally Posted by
MartinCh
at least when you teach zero time pilots with proper 'pilot to be' personality, you can imprint some airmanship, safety stuff, common sense etc. And teach them stuff they don't know.
As a CRI teaching existing pilots who may have lapsed licences, not flown with an instructor properly for some time, or being brought up to speed into a syndicate on a type they've not flown before, I hope I'm doing that on a regular basis too.
And answering the OP's question - yes I massively enjoy teaching: the enjoyment of sharing my own passion for flying, and helping other people be better pilots is great - but so is the regular opportunity to spend time as PiC in a variety of often interesting aeroplanes (and get paid for it!), and meeting people with interesting backgrounds and their own passions for flying. Add to that that pretty much every sortie I teach, I learn something that makes me a better pilot - and I get a big kick out of being as good as possible at something I enjoy.
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