Rog, you stated you had a bad instructor and left the hobby. This made me think of just how important both sides of this fence are. If I volunteer to be an instructor then I should treat that "free" time as instructing the student and have set scheduling planned out. Since I volunteered to be an instructor what is my "free" time? In other words during that schedule period I would use whatever method of instruction to "teach" the student as best I can and my "free" time would be some other time.

If I volunteer to be an instructor then I am an instructor because I chose to do it in that capacity. If I decide to go over and mess around with my planes and fly without first laying this out in the plan with my student beforehand then I have failed to respect my student and honestly I don't think that makes for a good instructor. Think about how it affected you.

I remember I almost quit when I was learning because I just felt like the instructors did not have time for me. Nothing was laid out and I simply did not know how it worked. I always felt like I was imposing on their time. I would not volunteer to teach unless I was able to provide the time needed for my student. Without a student there really is no teacher. Clubs should consider the impact these things have on a newbie and lay out clear and concise rules for training sessions. The students might say it does not bother them to the guys around the club, but I bet it does bother them. It is best to get all variables clear beforehand and all will go much better.

I think there must be repect on both sides.