ORIGINAL: Bayou Talker
I personally don't like the idea of learning with all of the devices in place for two reasons:
1. New pilots read all about these aids and think they can learn on their own.
2. After you learn to fly with them, you must re-learn with them removed.
Face it there is no substitute for an instructor when learning.
1) Agreed
2) The only aid that creates bad habits requiring later correction, is the AFS -- & I don't let my students fly with the AFS -- it is specifically designed for self-teaching -- which we all discourage.