Originally Posted by
bintynogin
News flash 1000/100 doesnt make you a pro... 500 of that 1000 or 1200 is sitting in the right seat BSing with you student pilot. You weren't flying... You were along from the ride. Dont bash low time pilots, some of them have better experience than guys with 1200/100...
Not everyone was just instructing for that 1000 or 1200 hours. Most of mine was 135 VFR charters along with a steady part 91 corp gig in a 210 flying single pilot IFR. Instructing counted for the least amount of my time. Not bashing instructing, I learned a lot from it. I feel lucky I was doing more than instructing.