Originally Posted by
Std Deviation
How about a mentoring program after you get a Private license. It would be like a learner's permit. You still would need to fly X number of hours every so often with a CFI.
You mean a BFR. At some point the 1000 hour PPL's experience trumps the wet behind the ears CFII.
As far as new equipment (G1000, etc), I'm all for getting someone in there who can show me how to best use the tools at hand.