Choosing an Instructor

Choosing the right Flight Instructor is important. I’ve got quite a lot to say on this subject. Even at the professional level there are some brilliant and some terrible instructors from both military and civilian backgrounds. Choosing the right flight instructor is vital if you want to become a good pilot. But this is very difficult to do if you don’t know anything about flying, or the process of learning to fly. There are a number of factors to consider when starting flying lessons. It is important that you find an instructor that is suitable for you. I like to think that I am suitable for everybody, but then I am bias. It is only natural to hope you will get along with everyone. The truth is that flight instructors are human and, as such, share the same personality traits as everybody else. And personalities are not always compatible. There is a tendency for the new student believe that flight instructors are perfect god like beings. This is obviously not true! However, there are some instructors who behave as if they are, and some even believe it! There are three kinds of instructors, good instructors, bad instructors and instructors that … Continue reading