This is a quick bit of advice for all student pilots, and pilots receiving training: Many flight instructors have not charged for ground training and other instructional time which should be compensated. This practice has promoted an environment where a good pre-brief and debrief is becoming a thing-of-the-past. Instructor should be professional and only charge for productive training. A good instructor will run out of time before they run out of things to teach you. If your instructor is not making the most of every minute they spend with you, you need to find a better instructor. If your instructor is wearing you out with instruction in the air and on the ground, that instructor is a "keeper" and you should be happy to pay them for every minute. Many students, that have this kind of instructor, show their gratitude in additional ways when the training is complete. Instructors spend a lot of money to get where they are and risk a lot on your behalf, we should not be reluctant to compensate them. Interesting note: Most flight instructors charge the same as music instructors. No one has ever killed the violin instructor with the violin. CFII and Flight School Owner/Operator 1999-2006