For the record, if I've given the impression that the FTO or my instructor were in any way deficient, that absolutely wasn't the case.
Pickingup: You hit the nail on the head. I did transfer from another FTO, where I had a very bad experience, over an extended period, which completely destroyed my confidence. It meant that I came to the new one very much more in need of "boosting" than the average student. No-one can be blamed for that, except the original FTO. And me, for not dealing with it better. I didn't explain my background when I changed over, deliberately. Perhaps that was a mistake.
I am in fact extremely grateful to everyone at FTO "X" who got me through... especially the famous Shrugging Instructor.. Whose teaching is in fact second to none. And not only in my experience.. !
- Cait