Are you just flying for fun, or do you plan on going farther for your Private (unless you already have that) and eventually getting a job with a regional?

I'm actually finishing up my instrument rating.  I'm reviewing for my stage check.  Back in September the idiot instructor I had then actually filled out my 8710 form and had me inthe book for the checkride, when he changed his mind thinking i was not ready for the checkride.  So I was just this close: | |  lol 

And yeah, while i'm here I will do some cross country solo flights to work on my Commercial ratings.

During my private training I went about two years between lessons once for the money reasons. lol  Other times it was 3 months, 4 months... lol  SOMEHOW I still got my license with only 50 hours.   

It's a long story but I can sum it up with one three letter word.  He was an @$$.

Well, I had a great instructor two years ago when I started my instrument rating.  I passed my stage III in june the last week of school and my instructor got hired on to an airline and left.  I had 3 review flights to go for my EOC/Checkride then I was done.  Well... the new instructor I got, I didn't feel confident in him from the get-go.  I just figured I'd put up with him for these 3 flights and be done.  Boy was I wrong!  He was as wound up as  a drum in the cockpit nit-picking at EVERYTHING I did. I'd turn the landing lights on and he'd ask why... because I'm landing numb-nuts! lol 

He had some issues with the way my previous instructor was having me fly and pretty much made me change all my habbits on the spot.  And they were very minute details too... nothing that even effected safety.  Another thing was how often he'd change his mind.  The first time I flew with him we were going to do a Localizer back course and I loaded it up in the GPS just for backup and as a second reference.  The dude flipped out and was like, "don't you know that's not a GPS approach?  Tell me where on your chart it says GPS approach."  I tried to explain it to him, but he just went into the Nav page and deleted the approach... well, won't do that agin!  So, two days later, exact same profile, this time I do not load the approach.... he flips out again asking why I don't have it to back up what I'm doing?   

Crap like that for FOUR MONTHS!  Add in the fact I had a full time job at a local airport and had to keep driving to the college to do the flight training, which was over 2 hours away! 

Needless to say, I got angry, and burned out VERY quickly.  When I got back to school the teachers were thinking I had some sort of test anxiety because the freakin idiot made me go on one last flight with him THE MORNING OF MY CHECKRIDE!  The flight went terrible so he took me back out of the schedule for the checkride.... THAT is how close I was, 9 months ago! 

Also, I didn't like him because he was there for one thing only.  Hours.  The FIRST thing he did after EVERY flight was bust out his fatty logbook, fill in all his precious hours, fill out his time sheets, THEN started talking to me and almost forgot to fill out MY logbook several times. 

This is why I have now dubbed him, "Numb-nuts"  lol  I cannot stand the man, and if I am EVER getting on an airplane and find out he's the pilot, I will wait for another plane.  And pray for the poor sap sitting next to him!  His CRM would freak out the most laid back, calm person in the world in mere seconds.

Congrats man! I hope you get all your ratings and get your dream job!

Me? I'm going into the Air Force.

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Oh yeah, I remember you mentioned that before, right? So are you researching your options? Anything specific you want to do (other than the obvious-flying!)?

Goodluck Ben! If you don't get to be a pilot for the AF, then be an electrician. Companies needing maintenance electricians are always impressed with Airforce experience.