Originally Posted by
flybub
I've instructed at both 141 and 61. The 61 op was just as structured as the 141, but that's also how I wanted it for my students so they had some sort of a curriculum to follow and knew what to expect. It was also cheap which is a plus for mom, dad, and student.
I also taught both 141 (at first) and then 61 (later). My part 61 was also very structured with documented curriculum and constant follow ups to keep students on track. I didn't meet another part 61 instructor that was that structured though. But that was 20 years ago. Maybe things have changed. When someone says part 61 instruction at a mom and pop FBO I tend to think of some old geezer as CFI hanging out on the weekends mainly to do rental checkouts but has an occasional private student who when he shows up "hey, let's go fly".