a comment on my first post

A comment on my very first post has come in. The "anonymous" commenter says it is a vicious lie. And here it is my very first cute little story of my new cute little blog. Would I lie? Would I even embellish? I'm hurt. How can I go on? Well don't worry Pablo, and be ready because I figure I got about 365 of these little stories and you will be featured in a few of them. As a matter of fact, there's one post which I will present now which refers to you. Long before I became a CFI I knew the concept of a so called "Natural Pilot". I knew from my first few lessons, that I was not a natural pilot. All my life I have struggled with learning and doing the art of flying. Now days folks say "yea that Lloyd's a great pilot". But I'm barely an "OK" pilot. The truth is that I'm just experienced. I just liked flying and I stayed in it for so long, that I just got more and more used to it. I got away by shear luck with so many screw ups and that is one reason I have this blog. Not so others can learn from my mistakes, but so that I can entertain with my mistakes. And, that it can be a lot about me. Anyway, when I started instructing I realized that even if I wasn't a natural, I was pretty good at telling if someone else was a natural. I discovered it was fun and rewarding to teach someone who you knew would soon be way better than you. One time when I was teaching for Brinkerhoff I had given a few lessons to a guy who was just not getting it. At that time I had about 800 hrs. and I was the best instructor in the United States. I went to my boss, Brinkerhoff, and I said "Jeff, this guy ain't gettin' it. What do we do? Brinkerhoff was a wise mentor. He said, "First we let somebody else fly with him, but we already know the result of that, second I don't want to take any more of his money and you've got to tell him." That was an agonizing feeling for me. Then the secretary chimed in and said, "But Jeff you've already taken his money and sold him a package plan." The boss said, "Goddammit , Goddammit". I've got some stories about the natural pilots I've flown with, but for another day. I'll list three: Brinkerhoff, my old boss; James D., my best ever friend; and Pablo, who is our commenter. Gen. Av. Informal.