Originally Posted by
Grumpy GUMPS
Hey everyone, my first post here. I've read through this entire thread and have found it very informative, insightful and entertaining. I am currently a flight student at Arizona State University's flight program. I'm also excited about flight instructing someday. I look forward to gaining more insight from all the pros here.
Welcome to the forums!
Like all sources of information, especially message boards, what you read here should always be taken with a grain of salt - you probably know this already. People here at APC represent a certain group of people whose views may or may not represent the aviation industry at large.
Thats good you are looking forward to flight instructing. I think motivation and enthusiasm to instruct have made some of the best instructors I've ever had. While I never had an instructor who was just there for the hours (Which is probably the worst), I have had lazy and apathetic instructors who have made training miserable.