Had you been flying on your own, would you land at an airport
(assuming no emergency) w/o checking that airport's information?


No. But then nobody would have pulled the power back and said "you lost your
engine". If I lost my engine for real, I would have landed in a wheat field if
that's what presented itself to me.


The problem, of course, is making the choice of when to "trust" the
instructor. Based upon what? [anectode snipped]


I had an instructor want to go up with lumpy ice all over the wing (we couldn't
bang it off after an hour of trying). I demurred. He was from Florida, newly
transplanted to the northeast, but should have known better. Sheesh.

Jose


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