What is the standard for success as a flight instructor? Is there a guiding philosophy under which we flight instructors should operate? This story covers this topic with the experience of 30 years of being a flight instructor. Our students that we train can be harmed by the smallest of things. Such as a broken piece of plastic. I have found that forgiveness as a flight instructor is the best training device. I pray that this article may help my fellow CFI’s to train the best pilots!