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Originally Posted by Senior Skipper (Post 1374693)

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.;)

I think on your first cross country as a pre-private then that's alright, I did that. If you have the money as a student then go for it! But I don't think an instructor should expect it. I was only making $1000 a month working part time while going through flight school and that had to pay for rent, gas and my food. No way I could have afforded a meal for my instructor everytime we did a cross country.

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Originally Posted by Yoda2 (Post 1374561)

..you could also use that time wisely by buying your instructor a descent meal...

What if he's not hungry while you're in the descent? ;)