MR B2N2
Yes Mr B2n2...I have read FUNDAMENTALS OF INSTRUCTION...FOI
and no I wouldn't spin someone on their first lesson...nor in a plane not certified for spinning and not without a parachute (exception training for CFI).
TELL me what sylabus has pilots taking off in any plane without a current pre flight?
YOU make me cringe. Overloading a student with the four fundamentals of flight? An easy takeoff and talking through a landing...oh come on.
Students understanding...why do you think I indicated a briefing...and reading the best book on flying every written?
SAD state of affairs when you make excuses about ops and sylabus and what the school is supposed to do.
The original poster got a bad instructor...
and the only worse one I can think of is...fill in the blank ACE.
Age 16 is a perfect time to start to learn to fly. Neil Armstrong did it at 14.
Having an instructor takeoff and climb to altitude and then teach straight and level as the only student flown portion of a lesson is NUTS.
if I have passed THREE FAA CHECKRIDES for DIFFERENT INSTRUCTOR certificates, I think I know what I'm talking about...and in case you don't know, a captain on anything is responsible for instructing his copilot in the course of his flying duties.
sheesh...oh...maybe you taught those air france guys how to fly...makes sense.