Originally Posted by
Gjn290
I have never understood this. While I have a great respect for what flight instructors do they are being paid to do this by students who are probably broke off their ***. Why should a student buy their instructor's meal when they are already paying upwards of $40/hour of instruction?
Gesture of appreciation? Tradition? For all the things the good instructors have taught me that have saved my butt more than once, I don't mind buying them a meal every day!
...but then as a CFI, I'm biassed.
