I had at least 4 instructors that took me up on a regular basis. Another 4-5 that I flew with on some occasion. So yes, I did fly with 8 or 9 different instructors. I learned something from each one of them. One instructor I flew with only once show me the best way to make my landing approach from the west side of the field. I still use that same technique everytime my approach is in from the west.

RCKen, that is a good philosophy. I agree. I never attempted to fly on my own before I soloed. I used to go to the field with no one else around and practice my taxing, but I never tried to get airborne.

A student is always responsible for knowing their own progress. I used the belief that if I felt pretty comfortable in performing a particular area of RC flight then I would tell my instructor I believed I was ready for my next step. If I was not ready then I would tell my instructor what I wanted to practice on. Weather it be take-offs, landing approaches, touch-and-gos, rolls, loops, low speed passes, power off stalls, landing, deadstick.