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Hello all, student pilot here and occasional lurker. I have an etiquette question on flight training. Like the OP in the When is it time?? thread, I've racked up quite a few hours now and my landings are still too inconsistent to get a solo signoff. I think a few lessons with another instructor might help pinpoint the problem(s), but I don't want to offend my current CFI. It took a lot of hunting to find someone who is professional, patient and can accommodate my schedule.
I'm sure you're thinking "If he's really a professional he should be happy to suggest another instructor to help." But please bear with me for a moment. My experience from another industry was that taking lessons with another instructor was akin to giving your primary instructor the finger. Heaven forbid you show your face again--that was an invitation for awkwardness, snide comments and all sorts of drama. It's left me extremely nervous bringing the topic up with my CFI. I doubt he would be that petty (and if he was I'd be gone in a heartbeat), but I don't have any friends in aviation so I'm really not sure how most pilot student/instructor relationships are.
Reading through threads on here, getting a second opinion, especially for landings, doesn't seem unusual. But as a student, do you feel obligated to let your instructor know BEFORE you take a few lessons with someone else? Or did you tell him afterwards?
As an instructor, would you be offended if you're student took a few lessons with another instructor without letting you know?
I'm sure someone will chime in to say "It's your money, if you're not happy just find a new instructor." I agree 100%, but I am happy with him and there's not many instructors who can work with my schedule on a regular basis. It's just the landings that have been so dam elusive
I'm sure you're thinking "If he's really a professional he should be happy to suggest another instructor to help." But please bear with me for a moment. My experience from another industry was that taking lessons with another instructor was akin to giving your primary instructor the finger. Heaven forbid you show your face again--that was an invitation for awkwardness, snide comments and all sorts of drama. It's left me extremely nervous bringing the topic up with my CFI. I doubt he would be that petty (and if he was I'd be gone in a heartbeat), but I don't have any friends in aviation so I'm really not sure how most pilot student/instructor relationships are.
Reading through threads on here, getting a second opinion, especially for landings, doesn't seem unusual. But as a student, do you feel obligated to let your instructor know BEFORE you take a few lessons with someone else? Or did you tell him afterwards?
As an instructor, would you be offended if you're student took a few lessons with another instructor without letting you know?
I'm sure someone will chime in to say "It's your money, if you're not happy just find a new instructor." I agree 100%, but I am happy with him and there's not many instructors who can work with my schedule on a regular basis. It's just the landings that have been so dam elusive
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