Would any of you experienced instructors like to comment on the Side-by- Side versus Tandem seating discussion?
As a student I found that the visible presence of an instructor in my right peripheral vision tended to occupy too large a part of my scan ( Am I doing it right ? What is he thinking?. Where are his hands?, What is he looking at?) )
Tandem was a voice and an input on the controls. Much less intrusive and an aid ,in my case, to building confidence.
But that was just my experience.