I guess I should chime in on this topic. I have been flying now for about 2 and half years. My schedule was such that I couldn’t make the Sunday morning training sessions (I attend church) or the Tuesday evening sessions due to work. If it wasn’t for the selflessness of members at the field I fly at I probably would still not be soloed. One in particular is retired, but took time out during one of my lunch breaks to solo me. Though there are some bad apples in the bunch, there are many, many more good apples out there that donate their time and sometimes money to help others learn to fly.

Let’s close this thread and put this topic to bed.

Lee