I have had both types of instructors. From being one of their first students,to flying with guys that had over 35,000 hours, flew B-17's in Germany and another 30 years with an ariline. I have learned something from every one. The problem I have with rating mills is the constant PPL to CFII to Moving on to some where else. The circle is never broken and every one passes down the same version of experience. At least that's the way it looks like from the outside. I still believe there is some soul left in flying and it seems these places loose site of that.


Google this years flight instructor of the year. He's got more time doing spins then alot have total time. These are the guys at the mom and pop FBO's.

I bet ALOT more people that are flying professionally went to a local FBO then went to a ratings mill. So the small FBO has been a pretty good bet over the last 75 years or so.