I go through flight instructors faster than Britney Spears goes through husbands.

Well I got a new instructor, but thats old news as he didn't quite work out. Unfortunately he wasn't comfortable flying a cherokee or into my airport so after one flight he suggested I fly with another pilot who had more experience in cherokees.
Unfortunately this new instructor is more expensive but it looks like he is worth every penny. He is a class 1 instructor with tons of cherokee time.
First flight with him was ok but given the new instructor I was really nervous and didn't put on my 'A Game'. It is really awkward flying with someone new, especially with a differant personality type than what you are used to. Differant people have different expectations and that makes for a very intimidating environment.
Today being my second flight (I was supposed to fly Friday but we had to cancel due to weather) was much more relaxed and comfortable. It is amazing the different perspective another person could provide. Runway 07 at springwater has always sort of been the bane of my existence. No matter what I did I could not beat this landing into submission. Today after a few circuits and plenty of pointers things started making sense. I was no longer hacking away at the controls trying to slam the airplane in the ground in some sort of controlled method, but am now planning a head and keeping everything tighter. My new instructor seems to be overall happy with my general level of skill but is pushing me for more.
Now please don't think that this was any inadequacy on my old instructors part, he provided a solid foundation to build on and I do look to him as a mentor of sorts. He recently got hired at Porter airlines and will be back in Southern Ontario more frequently. Hopefully I will get to fly with him again.
I am really excited about my new instructor. It seems like I will finally finish off my license, I am getting ready to write my TC exam, I re-wrote my PSTAR (my old one expired with my medical) and I have my medical exam scheduled for tomorrow. I just have to get all my ducks in a row and I can see the finish line a head of me.
I have flights scheduled every Tuesday and Friday and will schedule more as frequently I can. I dont want to jinx it, but I may actually be able to finish this damn thing!
I will try to update this more often. Stay tuned!
Niss "I Got My Fingers Crossed!" Feiner