tehmightypirate
Line Up and Wait
So, I'm beginning my IFR training and my plan is to do some time in a 152 with the steam gauges but the majority in a G1000 cessna 172sp. All good there (172 is only $125 wet!) and I've been doing self-study for the past year or so. I would say that I have a fairly good head start on my training.
Now, my question is this: I've been going up with an instructor who is very laid back. He doesn't seem to take initiative on any lesson plans while I've been switching over to the G1000. This is fine because I'm a youngster and all the buttons and fancy doodads (which I'm quickly finding don't make me a better pilot, as I'm sure many people already knew) all make sense to me. Within an hour or two I was comfortable. I expect much of my IFR training will be this way we're I mostly just need someone to hold my hand whilst I fly down an ILS or VOR.
Now, that doesn't mean this instructor is lax. I missed a heading in a steep turn and he made sure that I knew about it. He makes sure that I hold to the PTS standards and procedures.
That said, where I've done so much self-study I'm worried that I may get to overconfident as knowing how to do it is one thing, doing it accurately and quickly is another. It will be easy on my training with this instructor and he'll be very good at working with me if I want to practice something more but I suspect I'll have to be the one saying that I want to try that again.
Now, a few more notes. This instructor is a new CFII, a professor by trade, and is available the most out of the instructors. He's also one of the few in the club checked out on the G1000. Hence why I went with him for the G1000 training.
So, my question is this: do you think this instructor is a good fit who won't leave me unprepared for either the practical or the real deal after my ticket? Or should I try someone else who might be a little tougher but less available or maybe not as good for me?
Note: I'm not unhappy with my instructor. He's good and very easy to get along with. I'm simply afraid I'm not getting the most bang for my buck.
Now, my question is this: I've been going up with an instructor who is very laid back. He doesn't seem to take initiative on any lesson plans while I've been switching over to the G1000. This is fine because I'm a youngster and all the buttons and fancy doodads (which I'm quickly finding don't make me a better pilot, as I'm sure many people already knew) all make sense to me. Within an hour or two I was comfortable. I expect much of my IFR training will be this way we're I mostly just need someone to hold my hand whilst I fly down an ILS or VOR.
Now, that doesn't mean this instructor is lax. I missed a heading in a steep turn and he made sure that I knew about it. He makes sure that I hold to the PTS standards and procedures.
That said, where I've done so much self-study I'm worried that I may get to overconfident as knowing how to do it is one thing, doing it accurately and quickly is another. It will be easy on my training with this instructor and he'll be very good at working with me if I want to practice something more but I suspect I'll have to be the one saying that I want to try that again.
Now, a few more notes. This instructor is a new CFII, a professor by trade, and is available the most out of the instructors. He's also one of the few in the club checked out on the G1000. Hence why I went with him for the G1000 training.
So, my question is this: do you think this instructor is a good fit who won't leave me unprepared for either the practical or the real deal after my ticket? Or should I try someone else who might be a little tougher but less available or maybe not as good for me?
Note: I'm not unhappy with my instructor. He's good and very easy to get along with. I'm simply afraid I'm not getting the most bang for my buck.