Crewser1989
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I started looking for folks to train with since the shop was about to finish my RV-4 and I haven't flown GA in years. So after doing a little research I came to find out Bruce Bohannon, and his RV-8, wasn't too far from me.
After flying all weekend with Bruce I can say, without a doubt, that he is the most exceptional CFI I've flown with. He will sit around and talk aviation for hours. His lessons are peppered with real life anecdotes and incredibly useful analogies that always bring you back around to the bigger picture that he is trying to get you to understand.
If you want to be spoon fed, however, Bruce is not your man. He is not gonna mince words with you and he is going to let you know when you are doing wrong. That is a quality I respect. If someone shoots straight with you when you are doing wrong, then you know when you do it right you've actually done it right. He is going to challenge you and you are going to be better for it. DO NOT confuse this straight-forwardness as him trying to play 'stump the dummy' or that he is trying to prove he is smarter than you (both qualities I have seen in other CFIs I have flown with). Bruce teaches the way he teaches because it is effective and it will save your life. Period.
I'd recommend Bruce to anyone that can leave their ego at the door and come prepared to soak up as much knowledge and experience from this man as they can. Best money I've spent learning to fly.
TL;DR - You're not gonna find a better CFI. Go fly with Bruce.
After flying all weekend with Bruce I can say, without a doubt, that he is the most exceptional CFI I've flown with. He will sit around and talk aviation for hours. His lessons are peppered with real life anecdotes and incredibly useful analogies that always bring you back around to the bigger picture that he is trying to get you to understand.
If you want to be spoon fed, however, Bruce is not your man. He is not gonna mince words with you and he is going to let you know when you are doing wrong. That is a quality I respect. If someone shoots straight with you when you are doing wrong, then you know when you do it right you've actually done it right. He is going to challenge you and you are going to be better for it. DO NOT confuse this straight-forwardness as him trying to play 'stump the dummy' or that he is trying to prove he is smarter than you (both qualities I have seen in other CFIs I have flown with). Bruce teaches the way he teaches because it is effective and it will save your life. Period.
I'd recommend Bruce to anyone that can leave their ego at the door and come prepared to soak up as much knowledge and experience from this man as they can. Best money I've spent learning to fly.
TL;DR - You're not gonna find a better CFI. Go fly with Bruce.