Mr. Abraham it was a semi rhetorical question re: AoA...
I taught myself how to fly...of course legally you need an instructor but for the most part it was a game of Simon says...i.e
CFI says do this...ok
CFI says, do this...ok
do this....no, no,no, need to use the checklist first
Mostly me and my instructors talked about girls, life, plane crashes, etc... never the task at hand...I almost miss those days...