sounds a bit lax on the instructors part to say the least. I would think the instructor should fully brief you on every aspect of the flight he expects you to perform when you are on the ground so that you know what you exactly what you should be aiming for, ie he should have told you on the ground if he wanted you to bring her to land and have guided you on speed, power settings, rate of descent so you could have had a decent stab at it.
It may have been safe but you didn't enjoy it.... being thrown in at the deep end, that's the stuff of test pilots.
Last edited by Camargue; 29th Jul 2014 at 17:30.