I know you are, I was just expanding on your comment.... sorry, I just reread it and didnt mean it to sound negative....

And de727ups I totally understand what you mean about the babysitting thing and I definitely respect that point of view. But dont you think that age and maturity level plays a part in how much you have to "babysit" them?

Now on the flip side do you really think that someone who has 1000 hours, most of which are in a single engine teaching students is REALLY going to do that much better than someone who has 500 hours and less dual given, but spent some time refining their own knowledge and skills? I am not provoking an argument, I am really interested to see what you think....