Originally Posted by
Negan
It's not uncommon for instructors to milk students for extra hours so as other have suggested talk to the head of training and perhaps see if he can organise a test flight with another instructor or get him to do it himself to see if you're ready for solo rather than keep going up with the same instructor who might be taking advantage of you
Not unheard of but unlikely.
You may feel you are ready but that's not how it works.
Frustration can set in (on both sides) easily.
If you don't know what you are doing wrong...that's a problem right there.
Sometimes instructors are just trying to be nice and spare your feelings.
"well, that wasn't quite right mumble mumble mumble".
The amount of hours to solo ( within reason) are of no importance and of no consequence at all for the rest of your training.
I've had students solo at 30 hrs and still finish at 45 hrs.
Sometimes when you switch instructors everything come together and suddenly you get it. What students do is put the second instructor on a pedestal and burn down the previous one that did all the hard work.
As Chief Flight instructor I've seen that many times.
Go talk to the asst Chief or the Chief Instructor and tell him or her that you are not sure what you are doing wrong.
Don't walk in there with the attitude that you're ready.
Didn't work with me, shouldn't work with any other CFI.