That's pretty good, aggie.

I think there are probably categories for instructors, as well as students. One of the old school guys where I fly most is of the opinion a student needs to break some balsa in order to commit to the hobby.

I'm of the opinion that my job (when I'm instructing) is to preserve the student's initial investment past the instruction period. There are other instruction objectives, but the idea of all that (in my opinion) is to get the student flying solo before losing that initial investment.

I read some complaints online here, that students are beset with rules and procedures when all they want to do is fly. That's probably true, if their instructor has the same objective as me. There are other approaches.

Good luck,
Dave Olson