Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
I'm all for by-passing the CFI/Instructing route up to a certain point.
I personally don't like the way the whole system is set-up with such new pilots instructing much of the new trainees - civilian or military system.
I wanted to skip this route too at first - not that I wouldn't ever want to be an instructor, but I wanted to be one with some experience outside the training environment before instructing.
I always likened it to a 16 year old who just passed their driver's test taking out some newly permitted 15.5 year old and teaching them how to drive - except a lot more complicated.
THIS.....Agree completely. Many are only there to build time and aren't always preparing their students properly and it does them a disservice. Personally if I teach anything I want it to come from reasonably deep well of experience.