Being a CFI = Competitive

[Timebuilder]

If you think that a student can't tell if the CFI is good or not, you are wrong. I had a sneaking suspicion that I got set up with new CFIs when I did my private. I later found out that I was correct.

I think this just means that you were an excellent student.

The other side of this coin is, of course, that the CFI was not fully trained and tested before his check ride. More than likely, his status was like that old observation about medical schools: what do you call the guy who graduates last in his class at medical school? Answer: "Doctor." Like the instructor you mentioned, he would hopefully continue to improve with practice and guidance from others.

All I'm saying is that some students may decide they like flying with a particular instructor, or are guided to one by friends, at a busy school like you mentioned. Whether they are able to determine if an instructor is "good" is not an ability that most students would share. A few top end, highly motivated students such as yourself may have an inkling, true.

 

[350DRIVER]

I would not let this bother you, politics are extremely evident in the instructing market, 135 & 91 departments. It has been this way for years and it is a "good ole boy" network in more ways than one. As many can tell ya, "it isn't what you know or do it IS who you know". Learn early on not to take things personally in this business, it happens a lot and you will see that as you move up the ranks.



it is just a "game", keep the odds in your favor and don't burn any bridges that can come back to haunt you.


good luck,

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