You know who you are...
I'm a student working on my private pilot. I take lessons at an aircraft services company which specializes mainly in aircraft maintenance and repair. I'm one of only a handful of teenagers at this place taking lessons. The guys at this place are mainly older guys who've been around the block a time or two. Frankly, they're a bunch of jerks. I'm treated with disrespect on a daily basis and I feel it's because I'm a "kid". My question is this: Should I just get used to this type of treatment because of my age? After all, youth is something we all grow out of. Is this something any of you encountered when you first started flying?
The only reason I stay at this place is because I like my Flight Instructor. He's the only one who treats me with any respect or dignity; although I have a feeling it's simply because he doesn't want to lose my business.
Maybe this is normal, I really don't know. But I feel it's cutting down on my enjoyment of the thrill of becoming a pilot.
What do ya'll think?
Thanks.